No, what he didn't like about heroes was that they were usually suicidally gloomy when sober and homicidally insane when drunk.

In Genua, someone set out to make dreams come true. Remember some of your dreams?

Many feel they are called to the priesthood, but what they really hear is an inner voice saying, 'It's indoor work with no heavy lifting, do you want to be a ploughman like your father?'

You never knew about people, like you never knew how deep a pond was because all you saw was the top.

People are bound to get excited when they see a ten-million-ton starship trying to fly down the street.

Last night there seemed to be a chance. Anything was possible last night. That was the trouble with last nights. They were always followed by this mornings.

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU HADN'T SAVED HIM? "Yes! The sun would have risen just the same, yes?" NO "Oh, come on. You can't expect me to believe that. It's an astronomical fact." THE SUN WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN. ... "Really? Then what would have happened, pray?" A MERE BALL OF FLAMING GAS WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED THE WORLD.