Intent is not a thought, or an object, or a wish. Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated. It operates in spite of the warrior's indulgence. Intent is what makes him invulnerable. Intent is what sends a shaman through a wall, through space, to infinity.
—Carlos Castaneda
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of high living.
—Doug Larson
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
—Saint Augustine