Anxiety is the fear that one of a pair of opposites might cancel the other. Forever.

Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.

We have somehow conned ourselves into the notion that this moment is ordinary. This now moment, in which I'm talking and you're listening, is eternity.

Black implies white self implies other

Everything in the world is gloriously meaningless.

As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.

At times almost all of us envy the animals. They suffer and die, but do not seem to make a "problem" of it.