The myth does not point to a fact; the myth points beyond facts to something that informs the fact

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. We must be willing to get rid of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. I have bought this wonderful machine — a computer ... it seems to me to be an Old Testament god, with a lot of rules and no mercy.

The influence of a vital being vitalizes.

God is within you. You yourself are your creator. If you find that place in yourself from which you brought this thing about, you will be able to live with it and affirm it, perhaps even enjoy it, as your life.

The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.

The principle of compassion is that which converts disillusionment into a participatory companionship. This is the basic love, the charity, that turns a critic into a living human being who has something to give to - as well as to demand of - the world.

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship.