Not only had he lost the only girl he'd ever loved, he'd lost her in duplicate, like some heartbroken but highly efficient civil servant.

American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.

Lawyers are predators in grey worsted

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly; it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else

In spite of really intense competition for the job, I'm still my own worst enemy.

It was irritating to have one's physical shortcomings pointed out quite so plainly twice in one evening, once by a beautiful girl and once by a dying badger.

After all, what else is scientific enquiry of any sort other than a controlled version of banging one's head against the universe until something gives?

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.

There’s nothing bad about reincarnation per se, it’s basically a very good system, cost-effective and ecologically friendly.

Telling lies is a bit like tiling bathrooms - if you don't know how to do it properly, it's best not to try.

Love is an optical illusion that makes you believe the object of your affection is the most beautiful person in the world.

If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.

I suppose life is what you believe it to be. Perhaps believing in life is its true nature.

...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.

Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.

Sacrifice of live, sacrifice for love. Fate is gentle and harsh; she gives and she takes.

The best defense against logic is ignorance.

If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

The goal of teaching is learning, not teaching.

No man at all can be living forever and we must be satisfied.

It seems unpleasantly refined to put things off till someone knows.