The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up, such as the noise of the mob breaking down the front door, the scream of fire engines, or the realization that today is the Monday which on Friday night was a comfortably long way off. A dog's wet nose is not strictly speaking the worst of the bunch, but it has it's own peculiar dreadfulness which connoisseurs of the ghastly and dog owners everywhere have come to know and dread. It's like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.

The conflict is not between Christianity and Islam or between East and West - instead, it is between stupid people and other stupid people.

Ach, people are always telling us not to do things" said Rob Anybody, "that's how we ken the most interesting things to do.

Why not? If enough people believe, you can be god of anything.

Anger is wonderful. It keeps you going. I'm angry about bankers. About the government.

Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained.

I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment.