[Miles: I'm sorry. Who are you?] I'm glad you asked, new guy. [Miles: I’m not a new guy.] My name is Pavitr Prabhakar. And for the past six months… [Miles: Six? And even he got a watch.] [Gwen: Yeah, uh…]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20051123233012/http://texaschapbookpress.com/magellanslog5/Saltlick/hsinhsinming.htm The Hsin Hsin Ming (Verses on the Faith Mind) translated by Robert B. Clarke]

I did find Calypso — but only once, far in the depths of the very wildest of Canadian dark woods, near those high, cold, moss-covered swamps. … I felt as if I were in the presence of superior beings who loved me and beckoned me to come. I sat down beside them and wept for joy.

[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/zen/fm/fm.htm Biographical Information about Sengcan as well as the Hsin Hsin Ming itself]

A theology which has as its points of reference only "truths" which have been established once and for all—and not the Truth which is also the Way—can only be static and, in the long run, sterile.

Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in's forte is the unhurried exploration of every nuance of a situation.

If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs.

[http://terebess.hu/english/hsin3.html The Hsin Hsin Ming (Verses on the Faith Mind) translated by Master Sheng-Yen]

He had not applauded, he had remained seated, but he had looked at her steadily. From the depths of eternity he had looked at her and Rosalind became immortal. If I could believe him, she thought, if only I could believe him!

[http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/mzb/mzb04.htm The Hsin Hsin Ming (Verses on the Faith Mind) translated by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki]

Ts'ao Hsüeh-ch'in's forte is the unhurried exploration of every nuance of a situation.

People’s blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment. The love and affection that I have received from people in last 6 months keeps me running.

[https://web.archive.org/web/20051124140305/http://www.texaschapbookpress.com/magellanslog49/hsinhsinmingtranslations.htm Hsin Hsin Ming — side by side translations of Richard B. Clarke and D. T. Suzuki]

Our prevailing notions of history are exceedingly narrow and exceedingly selective. And basically the process of selection is one that aims to reassure ourselves that the myths that we believe in can be sustained. ... Recognize the truths, the realities that I want to and ignore the ones that I find inconvenient.

The rabble has been the same in all ages. Materialism has been, and will ever be blind to spiritual truths.

When the Seasons' changes thus confront the mind
What comfort can the Doctrine of Tao give?
It will teach me to watch the days and months fly
Without grieving that Youth slips away;
If the Fleeting World is but a long dream,
It does not matter whether one is young or old.