“The "most extreme" followers of Heraclitus said that it is impossible to fix a name to anything.”

“Knowledge of divine things for the most part, as Heraclitus says, is lost to us by incredulity.”

“It is impossible to name another person in this world who can be said to be equal to Tyagaraja in Rama Bhakthi.”

“That’s impossible,” said Tris.
“Most things are,” Luca said, “if you think about them for long enough.”

“The most perfect soul, says Heraclitus, is a dry light, which flies out of the body as lightning breaks from a cloud.”

“War as the most extreme political means discloses the possibility which underlies every political idea, namely, the distinction of friend and enemy.”

“And if anyone knows anything about anything," said Bear to himself,
"it's Owl who knows something about something," he said, "or my name's not Winnie-the-Pooh," he said. "which it is," he added. "so there you are.”

“This is insane," I said blankly. "I'm the instrument of an all-powerful primordial deity's wave of chaos and destruction."

"That's kind of extreme" said Dante jovially. "It's not like you work for Google or anything.”

“If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.”

“Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus.”