There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, read more

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible read more

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth

The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it

The size of the universe depresses many people, but not me, I'm delighted at it

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.

I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.

I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and read more

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

Black holes are where God divided by zero.

Black holes are where God divided by zero.

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because read more

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe