Man´s preoccupation with his own patterns, though an aspect of his creativity, has been perceived as a tragedy; his ability to break out of them may indeed be his single moment of glory. But more tragic than his self-suffocating patterns is his assumption that he can break out of them alone. He seems singularly inept at doing so, for every attempt, indeed, seems to tie the knot tighter.

-Bahiyyih Nakhjavani