Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so.

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.

Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we know the things that we think we know.

It is a misconception to think that during evolution humans sacrificed physical skill in exchange for intelligence: wielding one's body is a mental activity.

Brain damage is never a good idea, no matter what your friends say.

The prospect of living without interference, living in a world where windfalls and misfortunes were never by design, held no terror for him.

The hush of the night sky is the silence of a graveyard.

When Arecibo is not listening to anything else, it hears the voice of creation.

From the beginning I knew my destination, and I chose my route accordingly. But am I working toward an extreme of joy, or of pain? Will I achieve a minimum, or a maximum?

Like physical events with their causal and teleological interpretations, every linguistic event had two possible interpretations: as a transmission of information and as the realization of a plan.

All you could do was hope for silence, for still air.

Women fall in love when they get to know you. Men are just the opposite. When they finally know you they're ready to leave

Hold a retrospective approach in your spirit to figure out your loopholes and try to forge out for filling them for a lucrative self growth

The nicest thing about being lost is that you get rid of the fear of losing your path!

And the wind shall say: 'Here were decent Godless people:Their only monument the asphalt roadAnd a thousand lost golf balls.

Happiness is not something you acquire; love is not something you produce; love is not something you have; love is something that has you.

Everybody seized upon a bit of the beast. The Sultan claimed the liver, which, when dried and powdered, is worth twice its weight in gold as medicine.

Reporting in general makes me pretty nervous. But I realized: all the amazing work experiences of my life were thanks to reporting. So that forces you to go do it.

My favorite fur is wild acrylic.

He who trades pacing for gimmicky open-world freedom deserves neither.