science never cheered up anyone. the human situation is just too awful.

“I have never seen a more sublime demonstration of the totalitarian mind, a mind…”

“No damn cat, and no damn cradle.”

“My gosh," I said, "another human being.""You'll never know how human," she said…”

“The thing about money is," said Ben, "you can't be polite to it. Leave somethin…”