Temet Nosce

"Know Thyself" - The Oracle, The Matrix

the journey in a symphony

No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve in quality as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing it is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them.
- Alan Watts

Meeting Me

I am ready to meet my Maker; whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

Truth

omnia mutantir, nihil interit

"everything changes, nothing dies"

Quotes from House

you can think i'm wrong, but that's no reason to quit thinking.

"the body does crazy things." well that explains everything.

- She was fine two hours ago
- If by fine you mean bleeding profusely out of every orifice, then yeah, I believe you.

I'm extremely disappointed. I send you out for exciting, new designer drugs, you come back with tomato sauce.

- That's not necessarily bad news
- Do you ever watch "Gilligan's Island" reruns and really, really think they're going to get off the island this time?

I teach you to lie, cheat, and steal, and as soon as my back's turned you wait in line?

the road to hell

The road to hell is paved in acid-laced roses, very appealing to the eyes and nose but as dangerous to the touch as a cobra's bite.

subtleties and niceties

A community appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing but its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing; abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties