“As the ancient Gnostics patiently explained almost two thousand years ago, there is no greater trap than to believe one has arrived at “the completion of all completions”—when in reality one hasn't even arrived yet at the very first mystery of existence behind which all the other mysteries after mysteries lie.

Then even liberation traps us in its net, thanks to the elegance and grace and speed with which we are caught by what we're sure has set us free.”