“Bach opens a vista to the universe. After experiencing him, people feel there is meaning to life after all.”

“The kidnapping, the kiss. I brought him here, after all. I rescue him an pulled him into this new life, a life of freedom and feeling.”

“A mere 400 years after our fall from the center of the universe, we have experienced the fall from the center of ourselves.”

“It is very important to a lot of people to make unmistakably clear to themselves and to the universe that they love the universe but are not intimidated by it and will not be shaken by it, no matter what it has in store. Moreover, they demand something from themselves early in life that can be taken ever after as a demonstration of this abiding feeling.”

“After five seconds there was a click, and the entire Universe was there in the box with him.”

“Keedwell cites a study of depression in the Netherlands that found that most people coped better with adversity after experiencing depression.”