Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.

Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.

The belief that becomes truth for me... is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action.

The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced.

Sadness is a state of sin.

God lies ahead. I convince myself and constantly repeat to myself that: He depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.