“In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.”

“One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...”

“SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.”

“It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.”

“If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.”

“If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.”

“My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints,...”

“Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.”

“Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.”

“My mind is a lock pick always looking for another door to open. I often find those doors by exploring minds of others...”

“It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.”

“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?Where is the knowledge we have lost in infomation?”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”