The Aim Of Art Is Almost Divine:

God Put In Man Thought; Society, Action; Nature, Revery.

Diamonds Are Found Only In The Dark Bowels Of The Earth; Truths Are Found Only In The Depths Of Thought. It Seemed To Him That After Descending Into Those Depths After Long Groping In The Blackest Of This Darkness, He Had At Last Found One Of These Diamonds, One Of These Truths, And That He Held It In His Hand; And It Blinded Him To Look At It. (pg. 231)

Often The Losing Of A Battle Leads To The Winning Of Progress. Less Glory But Greater Liberty: The Drum Is Silent And The Voices Of Reason Can Be Heard.

Sleep Comes More Easily Than It Returns.

That Is To Be Two And To Be But One. A Man And A Woman Mingled Into One Angel. It Is Heaven.