You get a wonderful view from the point of no return.

I'm interested in mythology generally, but India has no special place in my heart - although Hindu gods seem a lot more fun.

Fascism may be good at making the trains run on time, but you wouldn't like some of the destinations.

Students, eh? Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't hit them with a shovel!

...and the funny thing was that people who weren't entirely certain they were right always argued much louder than other people, as if the main person they were trying to convince were themselves.

It's hard to explain," said Brutha. "But I think it's got something to do with how people should behave... you should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.

Sooner or later we're all someone's dog.