There are a you and an I, and there is no mine and yours! For without a you and an I, there is no love, and with mine and yours there is no love but “mine” and “yours” (these possessive pronouns) are, of course, formed from a “you” and an “I” and as a consequence seem obliged to be present wherever there are a you and an I. This is indeed the case everywhere, but not in love , which is a revolution from the ground up. The more profound the revolution, the more completely the distinction “mine and yours” disappears, and the more perfect is the love. Works of Love

His ear heard more than was said to him, and his slow speech had overtones not of thought, but of understanding beyond thought. Of Mice and Men

“Time has two sides. Its length is determined by the sun’s course, and its depth is determined by passions.” Samarkand

Faith is not in power but in truth. The Brothers Karamazov