Fish, tortoises, and birds bring up their young by means of sight, attention and touch; so do saintly men afford protection to their associates by the same means.
I'm in love! Your advice, what are they? Love has poisoned me! Your remedies, what are they? I hear them shout: 'fast, bind him feet!' but if my heart that has gone mad! Those strings on my feet, what is the point?
The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected with the human person, and with the innermost nature of human feeling.
The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger.
