I never reread what I've written. I'm far too afraid to feel ashamed of what I've done.

If space is infinite, we may be at any point in space. If time is infinite, we may be at any point in time.

The machinery of the world is far too complex for the simplicity of men.

Time, which despoils castles, enriches verses.

It only takes two facing mirrors to build a labyrinth.

You can't measure time by days, the way you measure money by dollars and cents, because dollars are all the same while every day is different and maybe every hour as well.

It also occurred to him that throughout history, humankind has told two stories: the story of a lost ship sailing the Mediterranean seas in quest of a beloved isle, and the story of a god who allows himself to be crucified on Golgotha.