“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the pain...”

“He had never been interested in stories at any age, and had never quite understood the basic concept. He'd never read a work of fiction all the way through. He did remember, as a small boy, being r...”

“When in doubt, choose to live.”

“Time was something that largely happened to other people; he viewed it in the same way that people on the shore viewed the sea. It was big and it was out there, and sometimes it was an invigorating...”

“Sometimes thinking is like talking to another person, but that person is also you.”

“The thing is, I mean, theres times when you look at the universe and you think, What about me? and you can just hear the universe replying, Well, what about you? ”

“Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.”

“This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules.”

“Rules are for people with the luxury of time.”

“Rules are for those who can't think of a better way.”