“My philosophy is pretty simple – any day nobody’s trying to kill me is a good day in my book.”

“I was a pretty good physicist in my time. Too good—good enough to realize that all our science is just a cookery book, with an orthodox theory of cooking that nobody’s allowed to question, and a list of recipes that mustn’t be added to except by special permission from the head cook.”

“Unpleasant?" he finished for her."Only on the days when my adoptive mother tosses me out of the house with instructions never to darken her door again. Usually, I'm remarkably good-natured. Try me on any day that doesn't end in y.”

“Remember sarcasm is forbidden and sincerity the order of the day. You are country folks now, and it will do you good to try their simple, honest ways for a few days.”

“Pretty girls kissed me on victory day, their lips soft red petals brushing my face.”

“I have lived all my life up to this moment, to come to this day. This moment...this day...is as good as any moment in all eternity.”