“That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it.”

“If nothing exists, there can be no consciousness, a consciousness with nothing to be conscious of is a contradiction in terms. A consciousness conscious of nothing but itself is a contradiction in terms: before it could identify itself as consciousness, it had to be conscious of something. If that which you claim to perceive does not exist, what you possess is not consciousness.”

“A moment or an eternity—did it matter? Life, undefeated, existed and could exist.”

“The Council of Scholars has said that we all know the things which exist and therefore the things which are not known by all do not exist.”

“Only a man of integrity can possess the virtue of honesty, since only the faking of one’s consciousness can permit the faking of existence.”

“She could not descend to an existence where her brain would explode under the pressure of forcing itself not to outdistance incompetence. She could not function to the rule of: Pipe down-keep down-slow down-don't do your best, it is not wanted!”

“I've always thought that a feeling which changes never existed in the first place.”