"In a world that’s gone hellishly mad we’ve always taken comfort in the fact that the faith of our fathers is the one thing that remains solid and unchanging. It occurs to very few of us that perhaps for the last 2,500 years the faith of our fathers has been one of the main reasons why our world has gone hellishly mad."

“Spirits are as real as the powers they personify.”

“Religion exalts mystery as an unknowable secret that must be sealed in glass like the corpse of an enchanted princess and fearfully worshipped from afar. Initiation, on the other hand, requires direct participation and demands each of us to smash the casket and press mad lips to mystery, wooing her as a lover who will offer up her treasurers in a succession of sweet surrenders. This she will do, but only in exact ratio to our evolving ability and worthiness to receive them.”

“God and I will achieve Supreme Enlightenment at the same moment.”

“Do I think I'm a holy man? Sometimes.”

“The gods of one age become the devils of the age to follow. The priests look forward to the age to come and see only the end of the world.”

“It's all in your head — you just have no idea how big your head is.”