In the bigger scheme of things the universe is not asking us to do something, the universe is asking us to be something. And that's a whole different thing

The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc - is sure to be noticed

It is hardly surprising that there are more things in heaven and earth than have been dreamed of in our philosophy -- or in our physics. We did not even suspect the existence of radio waves and neutrinos, which fill the universe entirely, until recently

Weird doors open. People fall into things.