We're not that stupid!" "No, but you're that impulsive. Which is a form of stupidity. - Philip José Farmer

It’s not what a person says but what he does that reveals his true character.

Now, this is what the visitor said the Ethicals had learned from the Ancients. The Creator, God, the One Spirit, call it what you will, forms all. It is the universe; the universe is it. But its body is formed of two essences. One is matter, the other, for lack of a better word, is nonmatter.

And how in God’s name did Santiago find out about the laser? Even Queen Victoria’s sex life wasn’t a better secret.