"We must consider the possibility that the manifold of universes through which we wonder is in fact infinite."
"It’s all a bit anarchic, I suppose, but it’s also highly effective. Flexible, responsive, mobile, heuristic, with intelligence distributed to the lowest level...A bit like an ideal human society, I suppose; free individuals seeking out ways to advance the common good."
"Maybe it’s time we humans abandoned our species-specific chauvinism—our petty outrage that the Universe has unfolded in a way that doesn’t suit us."
"The river of time flowed unmarked, towards the endless seas of timelike infinity."
"Mind you, flatulence was one skill he had bettered as he had got older."
"I’ve made myself a rich man. You shouldn’t assume that makes me a fool."
"The secret of a Scientist is not what he knows. It’s what he asks."