"Without computers we will be stuck only proving theorems that have short proofs."

“My favorite album would have to be something from The Beatles.”

“This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free.”

“When we talk to God, we're praying. When God talks to us, we're schizophrenic.”

“Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.”

“I was just teasing," I say. "I myself don't like to eat plain butter, but hey, it's a free world.”

“Most of my life I've had long periods of feeling down and lost. That's why every five years or so I've smashed my life to pieces and started again.”

“The hour on stage is rarely a drag. In fact, I can't really say that its ever a drag. The few times that its been challenging has been when you don't have a sympathetic audience or there is the occasional strange corporate gig or something that you take or that you're not sure and you're like, "Wait a second. That's just the wrong venue".”

Source : "There's Something About Joel Plaskett". Interview with Colton Eddy, October 11, 2013.

“The Emrys! The Emrys is here!' Merlin shook his head in astonishment. 'Has it come to this?' he wondered. 'Even small children know me by sight.”