"The heavens are a theater, and the stars are the actors."

"Astrology is a folly, but it has led many to astronomy."

"I have studied all available charts of the planets and stars and none of them match the others. There are just as many measurements as there are astronomers and all of them disagree."

"I have seen a comet that is closer to the Earth than the Moon, and it has no parallax."

"I have a chapel in my castle, and I pray to God every day."