Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.

He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.

There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.

It's a terrible thing for a man when his woman gangs up on him wi' a toad

YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE" "And what's that?" "A SHARP EDGE.

The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Making money isn't something to be ashamed of. There's a feeling now that if you have money you must have got it by some kind of shady dealing or being an MP.