“Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.”

“Legendary King Midas never knew the feel of silk or a human hand after everything he touched turned to gold. Humans are stuck in a similar Midas-like predicament: we can't directly experience the true texture of quantum reality because everything we touch turns to matter.”

“Human beings are stuck in a Midas-like predicament: we can't directly experience the true texture of reality because everything we touch turns to matter.”

“It does not have walls splattered with gold leaf like King Midas has had a nosebleed.”

“Everything began with a single breath. A light wind that started a sway, and the sway started a turn, and the turn... The turn started everything.”

“It was just her and Midas in here, tucked away from the world. Here she could turn quietly into glass, with only love to distract her.”