The perception of truth is an actual act which changes things; it’s not merely that it is the truth about something which is different. Thought as a System (1992)
...if you have found the words which express the way you are actually thinking, the body will be affected. Thought as a System (1992)
...the attempt to deal with social problems by force is incoherent, because the problems all arise in thought. And violence will never solve the problem in thought. Thought as a System (1992)
There's nothing more ephemeral than thoughts; and yet thoughts can hold themselves by saying 'I must remain this way forever, with absolute necessity.' The point is to have the notion of a creative being, rather than of an identified being. Thought as a System (1992)