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The times are late and get later, not by decades but by years and months, This tempo of change, which in the world of affairs and in the physical sclences makes schemes and data outmoded and irrelevant overnight, presents peculiar and phenomenal difficulties to the making of works, and almost insuperable difficulties to the making of certain kinds of works; as when, for one reason or another, the making of those works has been spread over a number of years, The reason is not far to seek, The artist deals wholly in signs. His signs must be valid, that is valid for him and, normally, for the culture that has made him, But there is a time factor affecting these signs. If a requisite now-ness is not present, the sign, valid in itself, is apt to suffer a kind of invalidation. This presents most complicated problems to the artist working outside a reasonably static culture-phase, These and kindred problems have presented themselves to me with a particular clarity and an increasing acuteness, It may be that the kind of thing I have been trying to make is no longer makeable in the kind of way in which I have tried to make it.

— The anathemata by Jones, David (Page 15)

I repeat: In order for a book to exist, it is sufficient that it be possible. Only thee impossible is excluded. For example, no book is also a staircase, though there are no doubt books that discuss and deny and prove that possibility, and others whose structure corresponds to that of a staircase.

— Dangerous Dimensions by H. Bartholomew (Page 282)

Every human being is linked with all the life that has preceded him on this planet. All of his ancestors are parts of him. Only time separates him from his forebears, and time is an illusion and does not exist.

— Dangerous Dimensions by H. Bartholomew (Page 173)

Hence, if higher space exists and our world borders upon it and lies partially in it, it follows necessarily that we see only portions of all objects. We never see their true and complete shape. We see their three measurements, but not their fourth. The new direction is concealed from us, and when I hold this book and move my hand all round it I have not really made a complete circuit. We only perceive those portions of any object which exist in our three dimensions, the rest escapes us. But, once learn to see in higher space, and objects will appear as they actually are. Only they will be hardly recognizable!

— Dangerous Dimensions by H. Bartholomew (Page 113)

“If we understand the great cyclic nature of our existence, we will view ourselves differently. Not young, not old, just at one or another point on the great wheel of life, moving ceaselessly through the illusion of time and space.” ― Rob Nairn

— Living, Dreaming, Dying by Rob Nairn (Page 246)

“There is no need to adopt strange or unusual lifestyles. Simply give up harmful activity and try to benefit others in the world.” ― Rob Nairn

— Living, Dreaming, Dying by Rob Nairn (Page 224)

“Compassion seems to be a much misunderstood concept. It is not a sentimental emotion. It is the discerning ability to help in an appropriate manner; it is vital, active knowledge of what is appropriate in a given situation and the wisdom to apply it skilfully.” ― Rob Nairn

— Living, Dreaming, Dying by Rob Nairn (Page 223)