The Development Compass

“It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.”

“The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it.”

“We cannot swing up on a rope that is attached only to our own belt.”

“Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe, aren’t even aware of.”

“Do or do not. There is no try.”

“One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.”

“She used to drag her mattress besider her low window and lie awake for a long while, vibrating with excitement, as a machine vibrates from speed. Life rushed in upon her through that window - or so it seemed. In reality, of course, life rushes from within, not from without. There is no work of art so big or so beautiful that is was not once all contained in some youthful body, like this one which lay on the floor in the moonlight, pulsing with ardor and anticipation.”