True! Some of the most important sentences or paragraphs of my life are from that book.

Have you read The Discarded image? Also, incredible.

Yes, it is very different -- not fiction. These were essays on moral philosophy, natural law (what he calls 'the Tao') -- it's about being human, and how to educate for human-ness. But very thought-provoking, and (in my opinion) well worth the time.