I didn't know then what a sperm was, and so wouldn't understand his answer for several years. "My boy," he said, "you are descended from a long line of determined, resourceful, microscopic tadpoles-- champions every one.

“Even as I speak, the very last polar bear may be dying of hunger on account of …”

“Everybody who is alive is a survivor, and everybody who is dead isn't," I said.…”

“Bad chemicals and bad ideas were the Yin and Yang of madness.”

“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. …”