“There is not a man of common sense who would not chuse to be agreeable in company; and yet, strange as it may seem, very few are”
“Perhaps," said the man, "you would like to be lost with us. I have found it much more agreeable to be lost in the company of others.”
“Summer Hawthorne was simply more trouble than she was worth. At least as far as anyone with any sense would realize.Unfortunately, Taka's common sense seemed to have deserted him in the last few days.”
“[In the Universe it may be that] Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare. Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.”
“I like to say that while antimatter may seem strange, it is strange in the sense that Belgians are strange. They are not really strange; it is just that one rarely meets them.”
“It's vital to keep a sense of humour when the world seems to have suddenly become a very strange place.”