“It is wise to avoid militants of all plumage, to trust only the fanatically unfanatic”

“We have a belief that we need not believe in, no dogmas, no ritual, no mythology, no church, no priest, no holy book--what a relief!”

“On the exoteric level the traditions are irreconcilable. On the esoteric, experiential level of the heart reigns an eloquent, reverential silence.”

“Art is neither a profession nor a hobby. Art is a Way of being.”

“In no other type of warfare does the advantage lie so heavily with the aggressor." James Franck, The Manhattan Project neatly summarize the atmic bomb.”

“Ich war traurig. Seine Art, mich einzuladen, ein erstes Treffen mit mir zu verabreden, die klang völlig beiläufig, so als habe er keine Angst, als zittere er nicht.”

“In honesty you have to admit to a wise man that prayer is not for the wise, not for the prudent, not for the sophisticated. Instead it is for those who recognize that in face of their deepest needs, all their wisdom is quite helpless. It is for those who are willing to persist in doing something that is both childish and crucial.”