“For a few minutes I wished that Dante and I lived in the universe of boys instead of the universe of almost-men.”
“The universe said, “You’re almost there, just a few more steps.” I agreed and took those steps. However, my definition of the distance was measured in feet, while the universe meant miles.”
“Why can a Grisha possess but one amplifier? I will answer this question instead: What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.”
“I was just a boy on a boat in the universe.”
“I have noticed that, with few exceptions, men bungle their affairs. Everywhere I see incompetence rampant, incompetence triumphant...I have accepted the universality of incompetence.”
“Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.”