The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.” -- Saint John of the Cross
“Attachment to spiritual things is… just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.” -- Thomas Merton
“The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.” -- Zen Saying
