" If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you If you want a partner, take my hand, or If you want to strike me down in anger Here I stand I'm your man". - Leonard Cohen "I'm your Man"

"And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder. One of the four beasts saying, 'Come and see.' and I saw, and behold a white horse" The Man Comes Around - Johnny Cash

"Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished." (From Long Walk to Freedom, 1995)

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu