“Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.” – Moses ibn Ezra “Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.” – Moses ibn Ezra vladik “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” – Matthew 13:45-46 “It is the hour of pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.” – John Steinbeck