“Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention… the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.”

“From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train. In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein and thereby learn at last to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells therein.”

“Pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, so you can pay attention to what really has your attention.”

“There are things we want, and things we may have…. Sanity lies in knowing the difference.”

“There is ecstasy in paying attention.”

“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food.”

“Geniuses never pay attention.”

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

“A lot of what acting is, is paying attention.”

“Pay attention not to the goodness of people, but to the truth.”