Space and Time! Two minor omissions that no one is likely to notice$$$ grumbled Newton.

But what little I'd heard had left me amazed by how clever people were at finding ways to make each other crazy and miserable.

We could end up in prison married to the guy with the most cigarettes.

Many a ship's officer$$$ caught in a storm or battle$$$ and seized by a natural tendency to freeze up in terror$$$ was moved to action by the vivid helplessness of his crew.

There are always fuckups$$$ and there is always a goat. Sometimes the goat is you.

Once you found the math in a thing$$$ you knew everything about it$$$ and you could manipulate it to your heart's content with nothing more than a pencil and a napkin.

The insects here see you as a big slab of animated but not very well defended food. The ability to move$$$ far from being a deterrent$$$ serves as an unforgeable guarantee of freshness.

As soon as you're sure you're right$$$ there's no point in your being here.

I use emacs$$$ which might be thought of as a thermonuclear word processor.

In a manner familiar to anyone who had ever packed a car for a family trip$$$ genial confusion gave way to impatience$$$ then furious ultimatums$$$ then ill-advised snap decisions.