“I've found when a person does not have the luxury to weigh morality one does not ponder, but does what must be done.”

“How could I insist on equality when I was unwilling to do what life demanded to be equal?”

“I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.”

“He has one of those heads people think about cutting off."“Yes. He does.”

“Things are as bad as you fear they are. People are as bad as you think they are. The Universe does not care.”

“Intelligence is not found when you have a plan, rather it's measured when you have no clue what you're doing.”

“But I'll never see any of those fish," said Maxie."Or those whales. Or any lions or tigers. I'm never going to set foot in a rain forest now, am I? I won't even be able to watch old DVD's about them without electricity. What does the future hold? It's like going back to the middle ages. Nobody knowing what was going on beyond their front doorstep. All I'll ever know is this. This little bit of London.”