“But people will do anything rather than admit that their lives have no meaning. No use, that is. No plot.”

“Non-possession” does not mean having nothing. It does not mean to live as a penniless beggar. Rather than meaning having nothing, it is the idea of not possessing what we do not need. The more we possess, The more we have attachments.”

“I will admit that we are attracted to issues that unify people rather than divide them.”

“...much theological discussion is wasted, not because the words used have no possible meaning, but because the people who use them don't mean anything by them.”

“Some people would rather live in a hell they've got used to than in a paradise they've never experienced before. ”

“Everyone does', 'They say', 'tradition', 'studies show', these are not reasons to do or not to do anything, but rather excuses people use to avoid the work of thinking about the question.”