“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”

“A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.”

“But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.”

“Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each...”

“...a well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.”

“The sight of a worm excites my reverence more than all the gods men have invented.”

“For the natural polytheist, whose gods arise in and from the natural material world ... Our gods not only have transcendent eyes and metaphysical hands. They have antlers and feathers, hooves and s...”

“I sing to you of many more gods, gods of wind and water, gods of each mineral and the events that created them. I sing to you of the gods of protons, of quarks, of atomic forces binding and holding...”

“Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. ”

“Marriage has affected the laws of gravity. We will now revolve around each other. You will exert gravity on me, and I will exert gravity on you. We are one another's moons. You are holding onto my ...”

“Magic is the fifth fundamental force and is even more mysterious than gravity, which is really saying something.”