What clinical lectures I will give in heaven, demonstrating the ignorance of doctors! – Israel Zangwill, Dreamers of the Ghetto, “From a Mattress Grave,” 1897, spoken b
Mythology and science both extend the scope of human beings. Like science and technology, mythology, as we shall see, is not about opting out of this world, but about enabling us to live more intensely within it. – Karen Armstrong
Most children – I know I did when I was a kid – fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They dont tell their real parents about that – you dont want to tell Mom and Dad. – Maurice Sendak
