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“‘Look forward to really being in love for the first time, Bea. Look forward to behaving aristocratically without any outward proofs of your aristocracy. Look forward to having nothing but the dignity and intelligence and tenderness that God gave you—look forward to making those materials and nothing else, and making something exquisite with them.’” 60

“‘Bea— if I seem indifferent to your misfortunes, it’s only because I know how well things are going to turn out in the end. If it seems crude of me not to hate the idea of your pairing off with Constant, it’s only a humble admission on my part that he’s going to make you a far better husband than I ever was or will be.’” 60

“‘Because you’d still have to take the roller-coaster ride. I didn’t design the roller coaster, I don’t own it, and I don’t say who rides and who doesn’t. I just know what it’s shaped like.’” 54

“‘Man — you must have some kind of guardian angel — lets you keep cool as a cucumber, no matter what…” 42

“‘How long is the human race going to be around, Master?’

‘I look at the future and I find that I shall not be in the Solar System when the human race dies out. So the end is as much a mystery as to you.’” 48

“And to what do you attribute this wonderful luck of yours?”
“Who knows? I guess somebody up there likes me.” 15

“… everything that ever has been always will be, and everything that ever will be always has been.” 20