“In our corruption we perceive beauties unrevealed to ancient times.”

“It is supposed that power corrupts," the caterpillar said in a voice as untroubled as time itself. "Yet the powerful are often corrupt before they are powerful. In fact, I find that they too often become powerful by being corrupt. Whether real or perceived, a lack of power can also corrupt.”

“Time is but the space between our memories; as soon as we cease to perceive this space, time has disappeared.”

“When we speak of ancient times, Rud Elalle, we find in our words things far nearer to hand, and all those emotions we imagined new, blazing with our youth, we find to be ancient beyond imagining.”

“We hold the future still timidly, but perceive it for the first time as a function of our own action.”

“Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our own time. ”