( ...philosophy is more often the systematization of the prejudices of philosophers than the systematization of nature.) Distrust all generalizations: stick to the concrete.

There is nothing more regenerating than music.

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.

Happily-ever-after monogamy has been reinforced so steadily in literature that we tend to feel like failures when we don’t achieve that in reality.

The sky is where mathematics and magic become one.

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine my two great loves - technology and biscuits.

Helen Mirren is like the sexiest woman on the planet to me. She is. Just the way she goes about everything.

Breastfeeding is the best diet. I want to eat healthy for her, so it's easy to say no to pizza.

Laughter is the only tenable attitude in a universe which is a joke played on itself.

I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever.

You don't buy a Harley with your mind, you buy it with your heart and your balls.