“It was all a matter of a Goddess – dark, hidden, deadly, horribly desirable.”

“WE HAVE SEEN that hunger and breathing are desires of the body. There are other desires that are not of the body, but again man seldom pauses to observe these desires in himself. For us who are observers of ourselves there can never be a hidden desire or hidden motivation. If we are always observing ourselves nothing hidden can come in without being spotted, and nothing hidden can get done, because we (the master) are always there.”

“Inside every woman there is a Kali. [Hindu goddess who morphed into seven hidden beings to win a battle] Do not mistake the exterior for the interior.”

“All gods are one God, and all goddesses are one Goddess, and there is one Initiator.”

“Endeavors that help me satisfy you, my goddess of desire, pleasure, and corny one-liners.”

“I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life.”

“I have always had a hidden wish, a frustrated desire, to run a hotel.”

“Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.”

“Desires should never be justified,' Tehol said, wagging a finger. 'All you end up doing is illuminating the hidden reasons by virtue of their obvious absence.”

“Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is, withal selfishly occupied with her own perfection only — having no desire to teach.”