“Perhaps, after all, there is something in the theory that only the ultra-busy can find time for everything.”

“The facts will eventually test all our theories, and they form, after all, the only impartial jury to which we can appeal.”

“After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.”

“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.”

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”

“[Creationists] make it sound as though a "theory" is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.”

“After all, how many of us had tried to forget something traumatic… only to find it printed on the back of our eyelids, tattooed on our tongues?”

“Remembering everything is not the only solution. Perhaps, forgetfulness can make us live in peace too.”

“As with all theories, we can learn something from agency theory and transaction-costs economics, since they emphasize something others hide. But as with all theories, they also distort; in fact, I will argue that their distortions outweigh the value of what they highlight.”

“… there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it.”