“Time itself made all things rare.”

“That was one of your favorite themes: that profusion, replication, popularity wasn't necessarily devaluing, and that time itself made all things rare. You loved to savor the present tense and were more conscious than anyone I have ever met that its every constituent is fleeting.”

“Terrible errors are rarely made all at once. Usually they are performed one small misstep at a time.”

“We make things happen all the time with our thoughts, it’s just that we rarely make the connection between the two.”

“Live as you like best, and your character will take care of itself. Most things are good for you; the exceptions are very rare.”

“The real thing that physics tell us about the universe is that it's big, rare event happens all the time — including life — and that doesn't mean it's special.”