But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what’s going on in his heart and mind.

Power and wealth increase in direct proportion to a man's distance from the material objects from which wealth and power are ultimately derived.

We float in language like icebergs – four-fifths under the surface and only one-fifth of us projecting into the open air of immediate, non-linguistic experience.

I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall.

The crimes of children reproduce themselves, closing their victims in cages built of nightmares.

In pursuing a ‘way, ’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.

I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

'Did you live here?' Leif asked. I nodded. 'For two years'.'Where did you stay?' 'I had a room in Valek's suite.' Leif shot me an incredulous look. 'Boy, you worked fast.'

They care for, protect, and guide God's people, frequently intervening or bring messages to people from God.

I'm going to have to be impressed and feel confident in the people I'm handing a book to - or I'm not going to do it. Once you hand it to them, you're out. You have no control over it.

He ended up on his own. I thought, he's got rid of everybody else, he's going to get rid of himself and he did." "Things just seemed to go too wrong too many times.

Reality in strong doses frightens.

Be as radical as Reality.