Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do believe in Art for Art's sake. E. M. Forster
Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims. H. G. Wells
In some way the material universe appears to be passing away like a tale that is told, dissolving into nothingness like a vision. Edmund Cooper
The material universe exists only in the mind. Jonathan Edwards (theologian)