Some mysteries are simply irresistible,” she said. “They have components that alter a life.

The one thing you share with every mortal is death.

Being liberated means reading what you want to read, and fantasizing about what you want to fantasize about.

I don't believe in anything, Mother," I said. "You told Armand long ago that you believe you'll find answers in the great jungles and forests; that the stars will finally reveal a vast truth. But I don't believe in anything. And that makes me stronger than you think

Because I show you my pain, I do not of necessity love you.

I cannot mislead people into believing that I support organized religion. In Jesus' name, I cannot be complicit with many of the things organized religion does.

Say what you will to the force that governs the universe. Perhaps we'll call it into being, and it will yet love us as we love it.