Steve Perry Quotes

He had not found God, but he had found something much more important.
He had found himself.

He did not have to have all the answers. Hell, he didn’t have to have any of them. All he could do was the best he could. Nothing else much mattered worth a damn.

What had Von told him, so long ago? He might not be able to control what he felt or thought, but he could control what he did. That was the important thing, that was the crux of free will.

The gnat had bitten the dinosaur.
The revolution had begun!

Odd how such major changes in a man’s life could come about so quickly, based on such flimsy things as feelings.

That, of course, was the problem with zen. Mountains were mountains, streams were streams, and forests were forests, except when they were not. And then were again. To someone who knew zen, on the proper intuitive level, it all made perfect sense. To someone who did not know zen, it made no sense at all.

It would be foolish to deny something that worked simply because one did not know how it worked. One did not need an advanced degree in physics to push a button.

A priest."
Pen nodded. "A title. Our order concerns itself more with the redemption of man then the seeking of his Creator. Assuming there is such a thing."
"Doubts are good," Vaughn said. "If a belief can't stand questioning, it isn't apt to be much.

Perhaps the voice stilled. Perhaps not. Either way, he lost the sound of it in the surging wave that crested and carried him to new places with this new woman. For a few moments, at least, the sound went away, along with the darkness, the worry, the memories. He and Moon danced the oldest man and woman dance, yin and yang, and all else was less than a shadow.
For a few moments.

Eventually, you will learn for the right reasons; to begin with, it is only necessary that you learn at all.

There were, in Ferret’s experience, two kinds of law: one law ruled the poor, an altogether different one more gently guided the rich.

A man can only stay down so long before he rises or loses everything that he is.

As it had always done, money talked, and what it said was, “Leave me alone and I’ll pay you well.”

You're a genius, you know that?"
"I've always thought so, myself.

What's wrong with me?"
"Have you got a few hours for a basic list?