We keep thinking of deity as a kind of fact, somewhere; God as a fact. God is simply our own notion of something that is symbolic of transcendence and mystery. The mystery is what’s important.

There's always the possibility of a fiasco. But there's also the possibility of bliss.

If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.

The goal is to live with God like composure on the full rush of energy, like Dionysus riding the leopard, without being torn to pieces.

There are something like 18 billion cells in the brain alone. There are no two brains alike; there are no two hands alike; there are no two human beings alike. You can take your instructions and your guidance from others, but you must find your own path.

The god you worship is the one you're capable of becoming.

Marriage . . . is not a love affair; it is an ordeal. (92)