To be a member of such a crowd ... is not much to be far removed from solitude

Judged by the normal standards of human affairs, the lives of men and women of God may look overburdened with suffering, and even inconclusive.

Always doubting and questioning everything strikes me as a very miserable way to live.

America is a country where they have freedom of speech but everyone says the same thing.

I don't like being successful; the subjects which sit in my head are annoyed and jealous of what has already been written.

...only the pleasure which proceeds from a rational value judgement can be regarded as moral, pleasure, as such, is not a guide to action nor a standard of morality.

The problem of aging is the problem of living. There is no simple solution.

I think it would be worse to get mauled by a dancing bear than just a regular bear because you can't totally blame the dancing bear.

The iron chain and the silken cord are both equally bonds.

I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

Be contented with whatsoever is; never ask for more. The moment you ask for more you have asked for hell. The moment you ask for more you have asked for misery. The desire for more creates misery.