There is nothing particularly wrong with salmon, of course, but like caramel candy, strawberry yogurt, or liquid carpet cleaner, if you eat too much of it you are not going to enjoy your meal.

Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is, because you know people who have similar experiences.

everything happens for a reason.

Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.

Miracles are like pimples, because once you start looking for them you find more than you ever dreamed you'd see.

Oftentimes. when people are miserable, they will want to make other people miserable, too. But it never helps.

the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.

Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.

There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.

He looked like the sort of person who would tell you that he did not have an umbrella to lend you when he actually had several and simply wanted to see you get soaked.

I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.

We are neither just brains floating around nor just hearts bouncing about.

Joy is God's smile

Origin of man now proved.—Metaphysics must flourish.—He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.

True determination is betting on your solemn decision regardless of the gloomy realities surrounding the thing you resolved to pursue.

Palindromes are the number one conversation stopper, like party killer, I think I've ever seen.

Most of the time you are thinking about life, not living life.

I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.

I really like science because it seems to be that place where you get the big picture, everything connects.

Crime dramas will never go away as long as people turn to television for, among other things, reassurance and comfort.

If you're trying to make something funny, and it doesn't feel like you're always getting something, it doesn't have quite a lot of joy.