I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.

Only those who have felt the knife can understand the wound, only the jeweller knows the nature of the jewel.

If living on fruits and water is of superior merit, monkeys and fish will go to heaven before men.

Don't forget love; it will bring you all the madness you need to unfurl yourself across the universe.

I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.

But tonight I finally made the connection that change always strolled hand in hand with loss, with upheaval, and that I would always feel it keenly because in the end, I did not live under the same sky as most other people. (p179)

He lives century after century, and the test I set for him he has passed.