“The fabric of archetypal canon which used to support the average man has given way... [p. 439]”

“a man can be given only what he can use; and he can use only that for which he has sacrificed something”

“The most effective way of destroying art is the canonization of one given form. And one philosophy.”

“In literature one has the best company in the world at complete command; one also has the worst. One has a social conscience which dissuades one from harbouring unprofitable company in life, and I find that my two canons are a great aid and support for an analogous literary conscience which speaks up against consorting with unprofitable company in literature.”

“Chaos is what we've lost touch with. This is why it is given a bad name. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is Ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control.”

“Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.”