The large picture of the heron on the far wall began to fade. When it was gone it was replaced by the head of a handsome man with the falsely serious… - Walter Tevis

He thought, looking at the cat, if only you were the intelligent species on this world. And then, smiling wryly, maybe you are.

It always horrified Bryce to see professors fawn on businessmen—the very men they ridiculed in their private conversations—whenever a research contract might be in the offing.

Holy Bible begins: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” It does not give the century of the “beginning,” nor is it clear who “God” is, or was. I am not certain whether Holy Bible is a book of history or maintenance or poetry. It names many strange people who do not seem real.