The only way Magick ever has power is when its secrets are truly secret. Once too many people know how it works, then it doesn’t work anymore.

So, what if your entire body was, oh I don’t know, dropped into molten met

Nick wouldn’t dream of going on a case without his beloved cat. After all, they had been together for over three hundred years.

An average idea enthusiastically embraced will go farther than a genius idea no one gets.

You know, he said, our work is difficult: we confrontmuch sorrow and disappointment.He gazed at me with increasing frankness.I was like you once, he added, in love with turbulence.

You can't do traditional work at a modern pace. Traditional work has traditional rhythms. You need calm. You can be busy, but you must remain calm.

I just look at death as not a threat. It's inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life.

I'm no saint but I do believe in what is right.

I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself.

The high note is not the only thing.

That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing.

If it is not nailed to the floor, it's mine. If I can pry it loose, it is not nailed down.

Always acknowledge your position in the food chain... They eat because you grow the food.