The Kraken Wakes

'Somehow running away seldom seems to work out well unless you have a pretty good idea what you're running to."

Wondering why one's friends chose to marry the people they did is unprofitable, but recurrent.

"Life in all its forms is strife; the better matched the opponents, the harder the struggle. The most powerful of all weapons is intelligence; any intelligent form dominates by, and therefore survives by, its intelligence."