Author of quotes: Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

I put you in the middle of the world, that you could freely observe all directions and to look the way you want. I have not created You nor the earth nor heaven, neither mortal nor immortal. Because you yourself according to his will and honor can be his own Creator and the Creator of you and of suitable material to form itself. So, you're free to descend into the lower stages of the animal world, but you can also raise yourself to the higher realms of the Divine.