And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good— Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?

The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.

I really don't mind dying because I figure I haven't wasted this life.

The only zen thoughts you can find on a mountain summit are those you brought yourself.

Science values static patterns.

You have to remember, that insane people can do some horrors themselves. I had committed no crime, though. I hadn't shot anybody. Yet.

Morality is not a simple set of rules. It's a very complex struggle of conflicting patterns of values. This conflict is the residue of evolution. As new patters evolve they come into conflict with old ones. Each stage of evolution creates in its wake a wash of problems.