There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. – William James
I believe that the Unicorn may come to represent… the realm of art…. Bereft of a complete fable, the Unicorn has earned a place in our imagination as an arcanum, an emblem of what we do not know. – Roger Shattuck (1923–2005), “The Sphinx and the Unicorn,” Forbidden Knowle
Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. – William Shakespeare
I suppose Im proudest of my novels for whats imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography. – John Irving
