Nature with her wealth of birds and flowers, Has in her heart a place for every weed; For her quick eyes require no microscope To note the varied wonders and delights That the Creator's humblest works possess.

Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.

Things have value Because somebody buys them, Because somebody pays money; If you can find a buyer, Even a lie is worth a thousand yen.

Now that you are dead, you are splendid. Photographs of people who have just died are worth twenty percent more, and for suicides there is an additional five percent. Now that you are dead you are much in demand.

Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?

The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.

When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.