When God wanted a city levelled, or all the first-born slaughtered in one night, he sent an angel.

There are any number of magical creatures, mostly female, whose singing can bring about horror and death. Sirens, undines, banshees, Bananarama tribute bands...

Never go anywhere without condiments. Condiments are our friends.

The only good hero is the kind who survives to talk about merchandising.

Nothing is hidden, nothing is ever lost, nothing is ever forgotten. That's always been part of my problem.

Though I often run out of courage and good sense, stubbornness keeps me going.

Sometimes humour is all we have to say the things that can't be said.

You know, sometimes I swear the whole universe runs on irony.

If you don't trust anyone, they can't let you down.

Keep your mind too open, and you never know what might walk in.

Wait. You've got principles? We'll have to update your file.

He loved Shevek, but he could not show him what freedom is, that recognition of each person's solitude which alone transcends it.

When you make ‘adjustments’ with everyone, that indeed is the highest of all religion (dharma).

And if you can find any way out of our culture, then that's a trap too. Just wanting to get out of the trap reinforces the trap.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.

One rule is to not use complicated techniques unless they are necessary to achieve your goal. First, use simple movements, and if they don't work, then introduce the more complex ones.

I get a million ideas a day and I don't put too much weight on any one of them. The ones that really stick in my head are the ones I end up doing.

You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

I want to roll my eyes right now, but the doctor says that if I keep doing it, my ocular muscles might spasm and eject my eyeballs.

Sometimes you may feel like you are just about to realize your goal only to fall short. That is no reason to quit. Defeat happens only to those who refuse to try again.

Never kick a man when he's up.