“History is idle gossip about a happening whose truth is lost the instant it has taken place.”

“The malice of a true Christian attempting to destroy an opponent is something unique in the world. No other religion ever considered it necessary to destroy others because they did not share the sa...”

“Even a child could see the division between what the Galileans [i.e., Christians] say they believe and what, in fact, they do believe, as demonstrated by their actions. A religion of brotherhood an...”

“But like so many others nowadays, poor Julian wanted to believe that man's life is profoundly more significant than it is. His sickness was the sickness of our age. We want so much not to be exting...”

“It is curious how little interested we are in the sexual desires of those who do not attract us.”

“...is not all philosophy but preparation for a serene dying?”

“I have never been carried around by a large boy, or laughed until my stomach hurt at the dinner table, or listened to the clamor of a hundred people all talking at once. Peace is restrained; this i...”

“If I should get lost in all the chaos of the world, pull your butterly net and catch me in the beauty of your love. Remind me of important things -- friends, flowers, fields of cool grass under bar...”

“Make no attachment, so you can flow freely.”

“Value is more expensive than price.”

“So much the better. The higher the price you have to pay, the more you will cherish it.”

“The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you exchange for it.”