“We are living through Vico’s final stage of history, the age of the individual. This will lead to a war of all against all, barbarism, and the self-destruction of society.”

“The Golden Rule is a sensible path to follow to be a good person. But which one? Positive or negative? Jesus or Confucius?”

“When you’re 80, you will regret that you didn’t love more, forgive more, and dream more.”

“Should you fear God? How does death feel? How does eternity feel? Is life too short? In death, what can you take with you? Is it normal to think about death?”

“Why should you go on living? What is the purpose of life? Is there another kind of life after death? Is your fear of death real or imaginary?"

“A divine being that is all-knowing, all-good, and all-powerful would not write a book. And if God wrote a book, then God is not a god.”

“You don’t know what you want because your desires are fleeting and impermanent. Forcing your life to fit your desires is like forcing your head to fit your hat. You will only hurt yourself.”

“If you don’t know why you need it and you just want more of what can’t make you happy and what you already have enough of, then perhaps you don’t really want it.”

“Life’s most precious possessions are not found by striving, but by waiting. Waiting gives space to the unexpected that it needs to happen.”

“Yes, 2 plus 2 can only equal 4. But not only 2 plus 2 can equal 4, just as there is more than one right way to happiness. Start by not looking for it.”