“Nonexistence contains existence. Love

encloses beauty. Brown flint and gray steel have orange candlelight in them. Inside

fear, safety. In the black pupil of the eye, many brilliancies.”

—Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–1273), from Paradox. The Soul of Rumi: A New Collection of Ecstatic Poems, translated by Coleman Barks, 2001.