“It's not a holiday until you overdo it!”

“Be yourself, until you bleed.”

“I could dodge the kick, but the stable door was already down - and I hadn't even realised it until I saw the splinters.”

“Could it hurt to take a look? The answer was yes, of course. It's always yes. But I went anyway.”

“When a book is read an irrevocable thing happens — a murder, followed by an imposture. The story in the mind murders the story on the page, and takes its place.”

“You use the word "Infinity" very glibly.... Have you ever been there? Time and space are extensions of the mind, the will. Which means that infinity is a purely local phenomenon. You can turn over a stone and find it crawling there. Or you can make it yourself out of whatever materials are at hand.”

“When God has abandoned you and the devil is snapping at your heels, what you really need on your side is a bigger devil.”