“All great scientists have used their imaginations freely, and let it ride them to outrageous conclusions without crying "Halt!"”

“All great scientists have, in a certain sense, been great artists; the man with no imagination may collect facts, but he cannot make great discoveries.”

“Idiots, Halt muttered. If we were here to cause trouble, we could simply ride them both down”

“We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough; but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.”

“Let the butterflies cry
Let them cry for you
And you just dry your eyes
Because the world is wonderful.”

“Now," said Halt, "all I have to do is work out a way of beating these horse-riding devils."
Erak grinned at him. "That should be child's play," he said. "The hard part will be convincing Ragnak about it.”

“A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.”

“Your only problem, perhaps, is that you scream without letting yourself cry.”

“Does female orgasm have an evolutionary function? Ironically, scientists have yet to come to a satisfying conclusion about this matter.”

“Let us cry for the, by all means, if by doing so we learn how to avoid spilling any more. Let us cry for the, and remember how, and where, and why, we spilt it. Much wisdom is learnt through tears, but none by forgetting our lessons.”