Coincidence is the science of the true believer.

Someone once quoted Shakespeare to the philosopher W. V. O. Quine: There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. To which Quine is said to have responded: Possibly, but my concern is that there not be more things in my philosophy than are in heaven and earth.

Beauty soaks reality as water fills a rag.

Knowledge is an island surrounded by a sea of mystery.