Psychology as a science has its limitations, and, as the logical consequence of theology is mysticism, so the ultimate consequence of psychology is love.

Modern man thinks he loses something - time - when he does not do things quickly. Yet he does not know what to do with the time he gains, except kill it.

People think that to love is simple, but that to find the right object to love - or to be loved by - is difficult.

While we teach knowledge, we are losing that teaching which is the most important one for human development: the teaching which can only be given by the simple presence of a mature, loving person.

Love is a power which produces love.

Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love.

To be concentrated means to live fully in the present, in the here and now, and not to think of the next thing to be done, while I am doing something right now.

Only in the love of those who do not serve a purpose, love begins to unfold.

What a person considers the minimal necessities depends as much on his character as it depends on his actual possessions.

The only way in which the world can be grasped ultimately lies, not in thought, but in the act, in the experience of oneness.

Equality today means "sameness" rather than "oneness".

You're wondering if I really would slit your throat. To tell the truth, I don't know either, but think of the fun we could have finding out.

I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was!

Because there are no fours.

My remoteness from women's affairs could be seen from my surprise when I heard that needles had holes in them.

It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well.

I just keep my cars to myself.

A tax cut to compensate for a tax increase is not a cut - it's a con.

I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

Hence we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like Greeks.