We faced it and did not resist. The storm passed through us and around us. It's gone, but we remain.

Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.

I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once.

What are you, child, that you need time to learn about yourself?

The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these power structures tend to be taken over by people who are corruptible. I don't think that the old saw about 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' is accurate: I think power attracts the corruptible.

Life cannot find reasons to sustain it, cannot be a source of decent natural regard, unless each of us resolves to breathe such qualities into it.