I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

The real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

Sending greeting cards to aliens is hardly a new idea. In 2005, Craigslist solicited messages for broadcast to space by a transmitter in Florida, and in 2008, NASA beamed a Beatles song to the North Star (Polaris), on the assumption that any putative Polarians would appreciate the Fab Four's 1960s-genre compositions.

As you go along, you literally collect places. I'm fed up with going to places; I shan't go to anymore.

The irregular and intimate quality of things made entirely by the human hand.

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.