To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective.

For me, the big chore is always the same: how to begin a sentence, how to continue it, how to complete it.

Life is not only full of sound and fury. It also has butterflies, flowers, art.

There is no such thing as a 'real' representation of 'reality.' Except, perhaps, in algebraic formulae.

If it tries to take you, " Wren said, "I wont' let go.

Clear skies do not promise rain.

Time is measured by the quality and not the quanity of sensations it contains.

Put a pair of high heels on a fellow and just look what he was reduced to.

It's not about what you're saying, it's about how you listen.

If reality impacted directly on our senses and our consciousness, if we could have direct communication between the material world and ourselves, art would be unnecessary.

There are as many strata at different levels of life as there are leaves in a book. When on the higher levels we can remember the lower levels, but when on the lower we cannot remember the higher.

Holmes, I'm a 24 year old prude.

Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about him.

The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.