“You can never be sure of anyone until you're close enough to see them clearly.”

“Many seek and never see,
anyone can tell them why.
O they weep and O they cry
and never take until they try
unless they try it in their sleep
and never some until they die.
I ask many, they ask me.
This is a great mystery.”

“You are only a disciple because your eyes are closed. The day you open them you will see there is nothing you can learn from me or anyone."
"What then is a Master for?"
"To make you see the uselessness of having one.”

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I never understood why anyone would have sex on the floor. Until I was with you and I realized: you don't realize you're on the floor.”

“All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough by to shoulder the rest.”

“When you're too close to people, when you spend too much time with them and love them too dearly, sometimes you can't see them”

“Anyone who can think clearly can write clearly. But neither is easy.”

“Never dismiss anyone’s value until you know him.”

“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”

“Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts.”