“The small pulse of the life within me, and the great heart of the city around me, seemed to be sinking in unison.”

“There is a beautiful expression of this in the Chandogya Upanishad: 'There is this City of Brahman, (that is the body), and in this city there is a shrine, and in that shrine there is a small lotus, and in that lotus there is a small space, (akasa). Now what exists within that small space, that is to be sought, that is to be understood.' This is the great discovery of the Upanishads, this inner shrine, this guha, or cave of the heart, where the inner meaning of life, of all human existence, is to be found.”

“My soul is full of longingfor the secret of the sea,and the heart of the great oceansends a thrilling pulse through me.”

“A small leak will sink a great ship.”

“Tonight, I feel small. An entire night in the city seems to be too much for me, too immense for me to get lost in. By now it's past one, the after-hours city is in full swing, and morning is a long way off.”

“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.”