He realized suddenly that it was one thing to see the past occupying the present, but the true test of prescience was to see the past in the future. Things persisted in not being what they seemed.

A single obscure decision of prophecy, perhaps the choice of one word over another, could change the entire aspect of the future. He tells us "The vision of time is broad, but when you pass through it, time becomes a narrow door.

The professor counsels against retrospective history, assuming that particular pieces contributed to an outcome.

When strangers meet, great allowances should be made for differences in custom and training.

When we encounter personal problems, those things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan.

The arts are the best Time Machine we have." C. S. Lewis