“Then came human beings, they wanted to cling but there was nothing to cling to.”

“And then came human beings; humans wanted to cling but there was nothing to cling to.”

“Cling to the One who clings to nothing;And so clinging, cease to cling.”

“Thus I progressed on the surface of life, in the realm of words as it were, never in reality. All those books barely read, those friends barely loved, those cities barely visited, those women barely possessed! I went through the gestures out of boredom or absent-mindedness. Then came human beings; they wanted to cling, but there was nothing to cling to, and that was unfortunate--for them. As for me, I forgot. I never remembered anything but myself.”

“Human beings cling to their delicious tyrannies and to their exquisite nonsense, till death stares them in the face.”

“To live within limits. To want one thing. Or a few things very much and love them dearly. Cling to them, survey them from every angle. Become one with them - that is what makes the poet, the artist, the human being.”