You know as well as I do, damn you. Like it or not I seem to have grown a heart. I have absolutely no use for the damned thing, but there it sits, demanding Elinor. I can't live without her.

It's a good thing you're an aging orphan," he murmured, gently pushing the hair away from her face. "I don't have to wait around to get anyone's permission."
"Permission for what, you rat bastard?" she said.
"Such language, dragon. I'm afraid you're going to have to marry me.

Laughter is carbonated holiness.

Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.

The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.