“We broke something, I think it was traction…”

“Uncomfortable.Lord. I’ve been doing the comfortable thing my whole life, it seems like. And what did it get me? I think it’s about time I did something a little uncomfortable.”

“Whatever the reasons, we never allow anyone else to know the whole of our personal history. I suppose we're afraid of what they might think of us. But there's more to it than that. We are terrified of what they might do with the knowledge.”

“I think if we ever reach the point where we think we thoroughly understand who we are and where we came from, we will have failed.”

“Searching for answers, I ask Emma why she thinks women seem more over it than men. 'Because we don't have dicks,' she says simply.'By the time we get to our thirties we realised that a dick is far more valuable in the workplace than intellect, education, or dedication. We'll never have the necessary equipment.”

“Think of it, Dad. What if I have it in me to do that, and I don't try?”

“And the Sphinx broke its long silence:"Don't expect too much.”