Those who take thinking seriously have a serious problem—ignorance and arrogance commingle.

Those who do not preach life but live it do not smile to the lily near the bank; they look for stones and hang on.

The desire for continuity is a side-effect of the consciousness of mortality. The desire for meaning is a side-effect of the consciousness of triviality. Hence, consciousness is paid for with an exaggerated focus on sex and work; and those of us who ponder life find these two topics creeping into every discussion.

Human nature is, and will always be, indelibly stamped by weakness. Indeed, we are so bound to our own defeat that it has become the means of our development.

There may be deep thought, but deep people don’t exist. Our bodies must float on the surface, otherwise we drown.