Take a wrong turn. Get lost in something you love.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

...the terrible crumple and blanch of a lie come undone...

We do not wish and do not need to expel Arabs and take their places.

But although she was with family and friends, she'd never felt more alone. She felt as if she'd lost a vital part of herself and she had - her heart.

I was born in Belgium and moved to Amsterdam when I was 17. I am not a Calvinist Dutchman but a Catholic Belgian. I think that makes a big difference.

The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact.

There is no great writing, only great rewriting.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.

I’m confiscating your hair dryer—you’ve fried your brain.

A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one will notice.