There can be no Creator, simply because his grief at the fate of his creation would be inconceivable and unendurable.
Elias CanettiThe planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.
Elias CanettiIt is only in a crowd that man can become free of this fear of being touched. That is the only situation in which the fear changes into its oppositeโฆ The reversal of fear of being touched belongs to the nature of crowds. The feeling of relief is most striking where the density of the crowd is greatest
Elias CanettiI would like to become tolerant without overlooking anything, persecute no one even when all people persecute me; become better without noticing it; become sadder, but enjoy living; become more serene, be happy in others; belong to no one, grow in everyone; love the best, comfort the worst; not even hate myself anymore.
Elias Canetti