The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at…

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There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

There is a theory which states that if ever for any reason anyone discovers what...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered...

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have...

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have...

Time is bunk.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

Life is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangy-yellow and dimpled on the outside,...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously...

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously...

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bog-gglingly useful could have...

Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bog-gglingly useful could have...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe...

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe...