“To have so little, and it of so little value, was to be quaintly free.”

“The forces of blind life that work across this hilltop are as irresistible as she said they were, they work by a principle more potent than fission. But I cant look upon them as just life, impartia...”

“I have always said that the way to deal with the pain of others is by sympathy, which is suffering with, and that the way to deal with ones own pain is to put one foot after the other. Yet I was ne...”

“Marians eyes absolutely blaze. To meet them is to have a shock of contact as if they were electrically charged. Now you see? You wondered what was in whales milk. Dont you know now? The same thing ...”

“Isnt it complicated to be human, though? she said. Animals seem to give up their lives so naturallyAnd after all, I grew up, I married John, I had Debby. So knowing, being able to understand and fo...”

“Walk openly, Marian used to say. Love even the threat and the pain, feel yourself fully alive, cast a bold shadow, accept, accept. What we call evil is only a groping towards good, part of the tria...”

“Every evil starts with 15 volts.”

“My feeling about work is that it's an unnecessary evil, so I've always done my best to avoid it.”

“Neither love nor evil conquers all, but evil cheats more.”

“Justice is the only worship.Love is the only priest.Ignorance is the only slavery.Happiness is the only good.The time to be happy is now,The place to be happy is here,The way to be happy is to make...”

“Be a good human.”

“Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.”

“Peace be upon you, for you have persevered! How excellent, then, this fulfilment in the hereafter!”

“she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise”

“Maybe it takes tragedy to create paradise.”