Fancy language, like poplin, too often conceals an eczema.

Rule: Start by looking for what is valid in every man.

There is nothing abstract about pain. It is specific, it is real, and, when it is intense, it is world destroying.

My profession lent itself nicely to my vocation for heights. It freed me of any bitterness towards my fellow men, who were alwaysin my debt, without my owing them anything. It placed me above the judge whom, I in turn judged, above the defendant whom I forced into gratitude.

When there is no hope, one must invent hope.

Suffering gives us no special rights.

Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny.