"We have a tendency to obscure the forest of simple joys with the trees of problems."

“A waste land lit by holy candles.”

“I believe in solitude broken like bread by poetry.”

Source : Anne Hébert, Alan Brown (1975). “Poems”, Don Mills, Ont. : Musson Book Company

“Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.”

“I constantly worry about my family and my kids. 'Are they O.K., what are they doing right now?'”

“I have never understood the importance of having children memorize battle dates. It seems like such a waste of mental energy. Instead, we could teach them important subjects such as How the Mind Works, How to Handle Finances, How to Invest Money for Financial Security, How to be a Parent, How to Create Good Relationships, and How to Create and Maintain Self-Esteem and Self-Worth. Can you imagine what a whole generation of adults would be like if they had been taught these subjects in school along with their regular curriculum?”

“You are a living mockery of your own ideals. If not, you have set your ideals too low.”

Source : Charles Ludlam (1989). “The Complete Plays of Charles Ludlam”, Harper Perennial

“We see an entire planet which has many limitations.”

“The possibility of reduced-time interstellar travel either by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations at present or ourselves in the future, is not fundamentally constrained by physical principles.”