But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.

The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.

Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.

I discovered the bleeding when he licked my hand and left a swath of blood behind, death's autograph.

When you are suffering, when you are unhappy, stay totally with what is Now. Unhappiness or problems cannot survive in the Now.

It is literally true that millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade, than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance.

Graves are for the living, not the dead. It gives us something to concentrate on instead of the fact that our loved one is rotting under the ground.

I am obsessed with Gwyneth Paltrow.

Whether we're prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.

Tired, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes.

Sometimes a perceived obstacle is just an opportunity in disguise.

I've got my girl and my guitar, and for me that's enough.