The soul yearns to fly home on the wings of love to the world of ideas. It longs to be freed from the chains of the body.

Over the entrance to the temple at Delphi was a famous inscription: KNOW THYSELF! It reminded visitors that man must never believe himself to be more than mortal - and that no man can escape his destiny.

It takes billions of years to create a human being. And it takes only a few seconds to die.

I think about my editor when I write. She's a good friend, too.

Hegel said that `truth` is subjective, thus rejecting the existence of any `truth` above or beyond human reason. All knowledge is human knowledge.

There is always Joker to see through the delusion. Generation succeeds generation, but there is a fool walking the earth who is never ravaged by time.

But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.