Training Was One Thing, Reality Another.

If There Are Any Gods Whose Chief Concern Is Man, They Can't Be Very Important Gods.

The One Fact About The Future Of Which We Can Be Certain Is That It Will Be Utterly Fantastic.

Across The Gulf Of Centuries, The Blind Smile Of Homer Is Turned Upon Our Age. Along The Echoing Corridors Of Time, The Roar Of The Rockets Merges Now With The Creak Of The Wind-taut Rigging. For Somewhere In The World Today, Still Unconscious Of His Destiny, Walks The Boy Who Will Be The First Odysseus Of The Age Of Space.

The Best Proof That There's Intelligent Life In The Universe Is That It Hasn't Come Here.

Human Judges Can Show Mercy. But Against The Laws Of Nature, There Is No Appeal.