There are moments when the elixir of life rises to such over−brimming splendor that the soul spills over. In the seraphic smile of the Madonnas the soul is seen to flood the psyche. The moon of the face becomes full; the equation is perfect. A minute, a half−minute, a second later, the miracle has passed. Something intangible , something inexplicable, was given out-and received.

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.

Even if one’s whole life were a mistake, there is always time to change.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

The light of Greece opened my eyes, penetrated my pores, expanded my whole being.