“Standing on the fringes of life… offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.”

“You look at the floor and see the floor. I look at the floor and see molecules.”

“From an art perspective, I don't know how you get better than Beetlejuice. In terms of originality and a look, it's 100% unique.”

“Time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.”

“doctors have come from distant cities
just to see me
stand over my bed
disbelieving what they're seeing
they say I must be one of the wonders
of god's own creation
and as far as they can see they can offer
no explanation”

“This is... a book about morality. By offering several perspectives... some rooted in philosophy, some... in science and technology, we may come to see new ways to understand...”

“See what the world looks like from orbit. Well, in that way, at least, there was profit to be had. Nobody could look down at the planet, green and blue, with no borders in evidence and no sign of human habitation, and not get his perspective forever altered.”

“She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene,
I said, 'Don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one,
Who will dance, on the floor, in the round?”

“The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.”

“Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.”