“Address the solvable first, instructs the father by way of teaching his son crisis management. That way, he counsels, there is less distraction to tackle more daunting issues.”

“Seeker, who says religion is the way to God?”

“Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers.”

“Let pressure pass over and through you. That way you can't be harmed by it.”

“Once you have explored a fear, it becomes less terrifying. Part of courage comes from extending our knowledge.”

“The first step in innovation is to know that a thing can be created. After that, the rest is a matter of detail.”

“My Sihaya,’ he said as he held her, ‘I have loved you for five thousand years.”