There can only be genuine understanding where there is a genuine person.
— Roger T. Ames & David L. Hall, Daodejing, A Philosophical Translation
Every visible and invisible creature is a theophany, or appearance of God.
— Johannes Erigena, ‘Theophanies.,’ 1916
We suffer because we overlook the fact that, at heart, we are alright.
— D.E. Harding, The Science of the First Person
Content Dictates Form. Less is More. God is in the Details. All in the service of — Clarity.
— Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981).