“Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic.”

“Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries.”

“Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love. It weds us to the world. It's part of our perverse, madcap love for this impossible planet we inhabit. People die when curiosity goes. People have to find out, people have to know.”

“The only situation which might justify panic is one in which panic is likely to help. Such a situation never arises. Though pretended panic may sometimes cause a useful diversion, real panic can never be anything other than a waste of energy.”

“There was no aphrodisiac more powerful than talking, no seduction more effective than curiosity.”

“Curiosity is more important than knowledge.”