"Don't surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can."

"The path to God is narrow, but the gate of love is wide."

"If that Shirazi Turk would take my heart in hand, I would remit for the Hindu's idol-temple Samarkand."

"I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music."

"Don't be afraid of the wine, for its essence is the light of God. Don't be afraid of the tavern, for it is the house of God."