If this was mental illness, or even just a particularly clinical case of adolescence, I was bearing up pretty well.

A hint of - dare I say? - animism has entered into the scientific worldview. The physical world is no longer either dead or passively obedient to the "laws.

That's what "meaning" is—a special additive like salt or garlic that could make even the most fetid piece of meat seem palpable, even delicious.

Why "revere" the unknowable? Why not find out what it is?

Too bad for any parent who has become accustomed to ruling by force, because at some point the kids just get too big to slap around.

The universe does not reveal itself to undergraduates or fools: This is the entire premise of higher education.

The Ten Commandments, for example, were no more challenging than the Girl Scout oath, and why should anyone be tempted to put one false god ahead of another?

In fact, the idea of a God who is both all-powerful and all good is a logical impossibility.

I understood that no one could have lobbed such a stinging wad of shame out into the world without having a considerable personal reserve of it to draw on.

Never waste your energy to dwell on the past failures and mistakes.May you find renewed energy, courage and hope to pursue new adventures.

Best gifts: love, prayer, books!

You have access to everything that has ever happened or ever will happen if you can only open your consciousness to receive it.

I'm about being the best.

Your heart is your home, and all roads lead to home.

It was a story called ‘The Hero’ which I sold to Galaxy magazine in 1970, for $94.

Each child comes to us with a message from God and it is our job to help them deliver that message.

Unless you really understand others, you can hardly attain your own self-understanding.

I got bored of not feeling affectionate towards girls.

We were on our way to the twentieth floor, sharing the elevator with two suits that had men inside them.