If any writer thinks the world is full of middle class people of nice sensibilities, then he is out of his mind.

Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, 'tis but a hookless bait.

It is foolish to think that we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.

The devil, my friends, is a woman just now. 'Tis a woman that reigns in Hell.

The message that underlies healing is simple yet radical: We are already whole.... Underneath our fears and worries, unaffected by the many layers of our conditioning and actions, is a peaceful core. The work of healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web of life. Healing is the rediscovery of who we are and who we have always been.