"The ascetic scorns the drunkard, but who knows which of them is the greater sinner?"

"I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew. The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me that I can no longer call myself a ma…"

"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being."

"Hafez uttereth a prayer. Listen: say an amin! Be my daily food the lips sugar-scattering of Thine."

"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."