The reduction of the universe to a single being, the expansion of a single being even to God, this is love

In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen from time to time.

Really, the fundamental, ultimate mystery -- the only thing you need to know to understand the deepest metaphysical secrets -- is this that for every outside there is an inside and for every inside there is an outside, and although they are different, they go together

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special

Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle

The universe is an intelligence test

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper

Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self