“I've always been amused by the contention that brain work is harder than manual labor. I've never known a man to leave a desk for a muck-stick if he could avoid it.”

“Not his real name, darling, but my own name for him. I never thought it could be like this. I never thought one could be so close, and yet so different to a single human being. He is everything I've never been, and yet I love him more than any person or anything I've ever known.”

“A Russian astronaut and a Russian brain surgeon were once discussing religion. The brain surgeon was a Christian but the astronaut was not. The astronaut said, 'I've been out in space many times but I've never seen God or angels.' And the brain surgeon said, 'And I've operated on many clever brains but I've never seen a single thought.”

“But it would be wise.""I've never been known for my wisdom,”

“You know the only thing I've ever lost is curiosity," he said to her."You've never lost anything.You're the most complete man I've ever known”

“All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.”