"He's a pygmy with only one talent, the ability to convince others he's a giant." "Against Stupidity"; Chapter 6; Page: 10.

"There was a pause and then Hallam, more daring than ever, said-and this was the nub of the Great Insight-'Yes, I think so, and I think that the energy source cannot be made practical unless Universe and para-Universe work together, each at one half of a pump, pushing energy from them to us and from us to them, taking advantage of the difference in the natural laws of the two Universes.'" "Against Stupidity"; Chapter 2; Page: 16.

"If the Sun in the other Universe explodes, there'll be an enormous flood of energy; a huge flood that will last for a million lifetimes." "The Gods Themselves"; Chapter 3c; Page: 140-141

"No, they wouldn't stop, those other people. for they had been persuaded to start and they would be persuaded to keep...