“Am I an old man who changed into a butterfly, or a butterfly who thinks he was once an old man?”

“The physical world exists, but thats only the paint and canvas; thats only the instrument we use to make music; thats only the stage where the play is performed.”

“Youre the only you you get in this life! Show a little appreciation!”

“For most of human history people owned other people. Then, only a hundred and fifty years ago, our ancestors figured out that was a bad idea. One day well figure out, or our descendants will figure...”

“The physical world exists, but that’s only the paint and canvas; that’s only the instrument we use to make music; that’s only the stage where the play is performed.”

“Self-confidence and self-will are strength for sacred accomplishments.”

“The Lord is my strength.”

“I even made poor Louis take me on Crusade. How's that for blasphemy? I dressed my maids as Amazons and rode bare-breasted halfway to Damascus. Louis had a seizure and I damn near died of windburn.....”