Every star! Every star he could see — and every star he couldn't see. It must all be his! Revenge on all. On a humanity of which he wasn't a part. On… - Isaac Asimov

sólo una mentira que no estuviera avergonzada de sí misma podía tener éxito. También dijo que nada tenía que ser cierto, pero que todo tenía que sonar como si lo fuese.

You are a practical man, Elijah. You do not moon romantically over Earth's past, despite your healthy interest in it. Nor do you stubbornly embrace the City culture of Earth's present day. We felt that people such as yourself were the ones that could lead Earthmen to the stars once more.

I grow grandiose, which is a good sign I should become prosaic.