Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane.

There are black zones of shadow close to our daily paths, and now and then some evil soul breaks a passage through. When that happens, the man who knows must strike before reckoning the consequences.

Creative minds are uneven, and the best of fabrics have their dull spots.

To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth.

Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.

In its flawless grace and superior self-sufficiency I have seen a symbol of the perfect beauty and bland impersonality of the universe itself, objectively considered, and in its air of silent mystery there resides for me all the wonder and fascination of the unknown.

I have seen the dark universe yawning Where the black planets roll without aim, Where they roll in their horror unheeded, Without knowledge, or lustre, or name.