“So you want to have gone to Mars. Very good.”

“This Sarah Palin phenomenon is very curious. I think somebody watching us from Mars—they would think the country has gone insane.”

“I just wanted all the wars to be over so that we could spend the money on starships and Mars colonies.”

“Nothing is as good when you have it as it is bad when it's gone.”

“Unless you have been very, very lucky, you have undoubtedly experienced events in your life that have made you cry. So unless you have been very, very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”

“Children," Mrs. Oakenfeld sighed."I do not want you to be good to avoid being punished. I do not want you to be good so that you can receive rewards. I want you to be good," she stressed, "because it is the right thing to do.You are very formidable adversaries, but don’t you see that when you work against eachother, you just cancel eachother out?”