Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion.

What is a god? A god is a personification of a motivating power of a value system that functions in human life and in the universe.

Oh my God, does art engender humanity? It awakens your humanity. But humanity has nothing to do with political theory. Political theory is in the interests of one group of humanity, or one ideal for humanity. But humanity-my heavens, that's what proper art renders. We have a paradox. Going into the deepest aspects of inner space connects you with something that is the most vital for the outer realm.

The familiar life horizon has been outgrown: the old concepts, ideals, and emotional patterns no longer fit; the time for the passing of a threshold is at hand.

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

You know, when real trouble comes your humanity is awakened. The fundamental human experience is that of compassion.

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.