“This is the edge of the Universe, just a few feet above Hell.”

“The soul throbs like the sea for a larger life. No thought which I have ever had has satisfied my soul.”

“Let us get of these indoor narrow modern days, whose twelve hours somehow have become shortened, into the sunlight and the pure wind. A something that the ancients thought divine can be found and felt there still.”

“The great sea makes one a great sceptic.”

“It is eternity now. I am in the midst of it. It is about me in the sunshine; I am in it as the butterfly in the light-laden air. Nothing has to come; it is now. Now is eternity; now is the immortal life.”

“The universe said, “You’re almost there, just a few more steps.” I agreed and took those steps. However, my definition of the distance was measured in feet, while the universe meant miles.”

“The bell jar hung, suspended, a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air.”