“We do not create life, we create death.”

“Who we are takes generations to create and doesn’t end with death.”

“Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we never were able to do. Through learning we reperceive the world and our relationship to it. Through learning we extend our capacity to create, to be part of the generative process of life”

“Death was not eternal; Death was the only true mortal God ever created. It is no wonder we stare in horror at it ...”

“We fear death, we shudder at life's instability, we grieve to see the flowers wilt again and again, and the leaves fall, and in our hearts we know that we, too, are transitory and will soon disappear. When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.”

“God doesn't create suffering Claire, we do. We make the world and then we break it.”