What seems nasty, painful, evil can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind.

We are dancing in the hollow of nothingness. We are one flesh, but separated like stars.

We create our fate every day . . . most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior.

My understanding of the meaning of a book is that the book itself disappears from sight, that it is chewed alive, digested and incorporated into the system as flesh and blood which in turn creates new spirit and reshapes the world.

I am positively against all this crap which is carried on first in the name of this thing, then in the name of that. I believe only in what is active, immediate, and personal.

A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep, tranquil, rich life - provided he go his own way.... To live one's own life is still the best way of life, always was and always will be.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.