Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.