But sometimes they all craved a little bit of danger, of excitement, of meaning, even if only to reinforce how very comfortable and secure their lives really were.
He said that we belonged together because he was born with a flower and I was born with a butterfly and that flowers and butterflies need each other for survival.
Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome.
I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter.
Surplus meant unnecessary. Not required. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were needed by someone else. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were loved.
It was his eyes, so challenging and with a piercing look about them. They were eyes that trusted in nothing and they made her uncomfortable around him, self-conscious.
Everyone would fear her again. And love her, of course. Mrs Pincent needed to be loved as much as wanted to be feared-to her they were two sides of the same coin. Both gave her total control.
You are on the side of angels. But even angels fall, sometimes. We all make mistakes; without them we would learn nothing.
You mustn't let your emotions get the better of you. There is a great deal to be angry about, but anger doesn't change things.
All beauty has a dark side. Heaven can't exist without hell.
Curiosity also makes a great student.
The trouble with science geeks, as you call them, is that hey put discovery before anything else. It was a science geek who discovered the atom bomb. He didn't intend to cause mass murder, but he did nonetheless.
Fame, infamy, they're of the same family.
Forever isn't important-it's now that counts. Doing the right thing.
You will choose your path, or perhaps it will choose you.
More question. You know that curiosity killed the cat?
Reality wasn't as important as people made it out to be; to Jude it was simply the physical state in which he found himself, an environment he had limited control over.
Science teaches us that we are rarely right. The whole discipline of science is aimed at proving ourselves wrong, isn't it?
I rather enjoy being contradicted. It forces me to think harder.
Better to find your own way than to blindly trust the words of others, whoever they are.
