The universe does not work by our rules

Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity.

Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he or she is in. That person must reflect what is projected upon him or her.

Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.

There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man - with human flesh.

Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it's a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. We tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that's really chewing on us.