Plants were bound for good or ill to their places. They expressed not only beauty but also the thoughts of God's world, with an intent of their own and without deviation. Trees in particular were mysterious and seemed to me direct embodiments of the incomprehensible meaning of life. For that reason, the woods were the places where I felt closest to its deepest meaning and to its awe-inspiring workings.

A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.

Good does not become better by being exaggerated, but worse; And a small evil becomes a big one through being disregarded and repressed.

I have no theory about dreams. I do not know how dreams arise. On the other hand, I know that if we meditate on a dream sufficiently long and thoroughly – if we take the boat with us and turn it over and over – something almost always comes out of it.

The brighter the light, the darker the shadow.

Nature does not deceive or conceal, but reveals.

When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.