"You are now bearing the punishment for the shortcomings of your world. Here, as in your world, there are benighted pe…"

"To make myself visible as I am now, when I sense that the cadaver that I occupy is almost worn out or that the organs…"

"To tell the truth, the chariot was an astonishing sight to behold, because I had polished the steel of my flying hous…"

"The apple of knowledge is not far from here. As soon as you've eaten it, you'll know as much as I do. But be careful …"

"The people of your world became so stupid and rude that my companions and I no longer enjoyed teaching them. You must…"

"I am not from your world or this one; I was born on the Sun. Sometimes our world becomes overcrowded because our peop…"

"After falling for a very long time, as I surmise after the fact (I was falling so fast that I must have lost track), …"

"The angel had told me in my dream that if I wanted to acquire the perfect knowledge I desired, I would have to go to …"

"I ran and grabbed the arm of the soldier who was lighting the fire. I tore the fuse away from him and, furious, threw…"

"Even though they, themselves, were material beings, they could show themselves to us only by taking on bodies that ou…"