What nature creates has eternity in it.

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.

There is a plan to this universe. There is a high intelligence, maybe even a purpose, but it's given to us on the installment plan.

I believe in free will. I have no choice.

Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation.

We all play chess with Fate as partner. He makes a move, we make a move. He tries to checkmate us in three moves, we try to prevent it. We know we can't win, but we're driven to give him a good fight.

There will never be any peace in the world as long as we eat animals.