- Cmdr. Robert Cole: Poor Benson. If they opened up his chest, they'd find a formula... where his heart should have been.
- Dr. Fred Steele: George, those meteorites are messing up everything!
- George Reynolds: Whatta expect on an August night?
- Mrs. Collins: [Reacting to the commotion in the observatory] What's happening, Reynolds?
- George Reynolds: Something terrible!
- Professor Benson: One would say, ladies and gentlemen, that you are disappointed to learn that the end of the world has been postponed!
- Eve Barnett: [Speaking of "The Outsider"] Professor, you act as if it's your personal property.
- Cmdr. Robert Cole: Science is nobody's personal property!
- Professor Benson: Human feelings are inconsistent . In fact, they're the only inconsistent elements in all nature.