If there is one question I dread, to which I have never been able to invent a satisfactory reply, it is the question what am I doing.

Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

There's never an end for the sea.

Don't look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences.

The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.

If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.

If you don't know where you are currently standing, you're dead.

Nothing is more real than nothing.

You're on Earth. There's no cure for that.

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

Dear incomprehension, it's thanks to you I'll be myself, in the end.

The endless list of do’s and don’ts handed down while growing up, gradually and unconsciously distance us from the inner child.

Spiritual work is taxing work, and men are loath to do it. Praying, true praying, costs an outlay of serious attention and of time, which flesh and blood do not relish.

Wisdom is creating your own opinion. Everyone else is following someone else’s opinion.

Love, forgiveness, modesty, humility and gratitude are most important virtues in life.

A trial is two narratives competing for your attention.

Treat people as if they were what they should be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming.

I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.

He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it.