Jeez, for a superior intelligence, you must be just plain dumb,' he said. - Tom Holt

On the way out, I reflected on the way in which so many mortals pray. It’s strictly a rational proposition. If He exists, they argue, it’s best to be on the right side of Him; if He doesn’t, well, no harm done, it hasn’t cost anything. I’m not like that, unfortunately. Either I believe or I don’t. And I believed—thought I believed—in the doctrines of Saloninus concerning the invalidity of conventional morality. I believed that there are no absolutes of good and evil and that all that matters, in the final analysis, is which side you’re on. It was, I felt, a doctrine which accorded exactly with my own observations and experience.
The problems start when your side isn’t on your side anymore.

He had the answer to the secret of the universe in his hands, but he was more interested in saving his own neck and making money. Extraordinary man.

The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.