The intelligent have been overwhelmed by the dull. Is that not an invasion?" "More, I would say, of a self-betrayal. - Brian Aldiss

An overcrowded world is the ideal place in which to be lonely.

Obeying an inalienable law, things grew, growing riotous and strange in their impulse for growth.

You see life as a contrast between misery and pleasure, Jon; that is not a correct interpretation." "It's a pretty good rule of thumb, I should have thought." "Thought and non-thought is the only valid line of comparison." "Bit of a bird's-eye view, isn't it? That puts us on the same level as the proles." "Exactly.