"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."

"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."

"A book is made of paper, ink, and a little imagination."

"The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the way to do science."

"It is an astonishing thing to be alive in the universe, and we should celebrate it every day."