The universe is big, its vast and complicated, and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles. And that’s the theory. Nine hundred years, never seen one yet, but this would do me.
The universe is big. It’s vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes—very rarely—impossible things just happen and we call them miracles.
People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint – it’s more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly… time-y wimey… stuff.
What’s the point of being a grown-up if you don’t get to be immature?
Have you met the French? My…GOD they know how to party!
Good is good in the final hour, in the deepest pit – without hope, without witness, without reward. Virtue is only virtue in extremis.
You have to take your own bold approach, and if you do you will be rewarded with success. Or calamitous failure. That can happen too.
Hitler: Thank you, whoever you are. I think you just saved my life.The Doctor: Believe me… It was an accident.
The Doctor: I’ve seen bigger.Clara: Really?The Doctor: Are you joking? It’s massive!
Come on, Rory! It isn’t rocket science, it’s just quantum physics!-The Doctor (Matt Smith)
I’d forgotten not all victories are about saving the universe.
Well we’ve moved through the funfair a bit – we’ve done the rollercoaster, now we’re on the ghost train.
Madame Kovarian: The anger of a good man is not a problem. Good men have too many rules.The Doctor: Good men don’t need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many.
Maybe I’m in Hell. That’s okay, I’m not scared of Hell – it’s just Heaven for bad people.
Is there a word for ‘total screaming genius’ that sounds modest and a tiny bit sexy?
Reinette: One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel.
I can’t see what’s wrong about assuming intelligence in your audience and what’s bad news about being rewarded for assuming that.