"Are you from Venus? Jupiter? Philadelphia?"

"He thought, looking at the cat, if only you were the intelligent species on this world. And then, smiling wryly, mayb…"

"The large picture of the heron on the far wall began to fade. When it was gone it was replaced by the head of a hands…"

"“We must remember that the United States, regardless of what the uninformed may say, is not a second-rate power. We m…"

"Bryce thought for a minute. Then he laughed at his situation: using a Martian, in a bar, for a confessor. But perhaps…"

"Weren’t there naive arts and sophisticated arts? And corrupt arts as well? And might that not be true of the sciences…"

"It always horrified Bryce to see professors fawn on businessmen—the very men they ridiculed in their private conversa…"

"“But, damn it, you’re not gods.” “No, but have your gods ever saved you before?” “I don’t know. No, of course not.”"

"“There may be such a thing as human destiny,” Newton said, “but I rather imagine it resembles passenger-pigeon destiny.”"

"He was, if not happy, too busy to be unhappy."