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“This is what is called "honor among thieves," for the really dangerous people are those who do not recognize that they are thieves— the… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“[T]he question "What is everything?" has no meaning, even though it seems to be profound. [...] The point is, perhaps, that I am not… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“In knowing the world we humanize it, and if, as we discover it, we are astonished at its dimensions and its complexity, we should… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“Who wants to serve in a police vice squad, spending hours peeking into men’s johns to detect acts of homosexuality? Who wants a job… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“[T]he world as described is included in but is not the same as the world as it is. As a way of contemplation, it… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“[S]een as a whole the universe is a harmony or symbiosis of patterns which cannot exist without each other.” — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“The Book I am thinking about would not be religious in the usual sense, but it would have to discuss many things with which… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“Great power is worry, and total power is boredom, such that even God renounces it and pretends, instead, that he is people and fish… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and senses must… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“We can never, never describe all the features of the total situation, not only because every situation is infinitely complex, but also because the… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“...he will accompany us on a hike in the hills, leaping and whizzing back and forth, and coming when called as well as a… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
“[T]he chances of survival are best when there is no anxiety to survive, and [...] the greatest power is available to those who do… — Alan W. Watts Copy Share
