“Well, you know. It's always the end of the world.”

“I know it sounds like the end of the world, but worlds are ending every day and it's not always such a bad thing.”

“The First Book: Go ahead, it won't bite. Well... maybe a little. More a nip, like. A tingle. It's pleasurable, really. You see, it keeps on opening. You may fall in. Sure, it's hard to get started; remember learning to use knife and fork? Dig in: you'll never reach bottom. It's not like it's the end of the world -- just the world as you think you know it.”

“When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry. You take your time, you do your work well.”

“The end of the world. Let me tell you about the end of the world. It happened fifty years ago. Maybe a hundred. And since then it's been lovely. I mean it. Nobody tries to bother you. You can relax. You know what? I like the end of the world.”

“It's funny how you can know your friends so well, but you still end up playing the same games with them.”