You find out that the universe is a system that creeps up on itself and says 'Boo' and then laughs at itself for jumping.
Alan WattsHow is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god.
Alan WattsThe power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present.
Alan WattsSomeone once described โChristian Secularismโ as the assumption that there is nothing at all to life except a pilgrimage between the maternity ward and the crematorium, and that it is within that span that Christian concern must be exercised because that is all there is.
Alan Watts