To admit ignorance is the highest knowledge. It is the necessary condition for all learning.
Tom SpanbauerMaybe you've had skin next to your skin, but when was the last time you let yourself be touched?
Tom SpanbauerThings start where you don't know and end up where you know. When you know is when you ask, How did this start?
Tom SpanbauerI'm an old Catholic. I don't believe in anything Catholic but I do believe that Catholicism keeps me from committing suicide.
Tom SpanbauerThe way I figure it, we know we got this world, so live in this one while youโre here. I figure the next one will take care of itself.
Tom SpanbauerHer heartbeat was in her hands, her heart beat the way she moved her head, her whole body was her heart beating.
Tom SpanbauerLife is a mess, Rose said. You can fix the mess human beings make, Rose said, But you can't fix the mess being human is.
Tom SpanbauerWe're all just in our bodies for a moment in our life. Such a brave and lovely act it is to let the body celebrate.
Tom SpanbauerThe gods know what's important, what's wrong about you. They know everything. If you go out searching for the Holy Grail, they won't let you find it.
Tom Spanbauer