There is no word in Hebrew for religion, by the way.

Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.

I was the accuser, God the accused. My eyes were open and I was alone - terribly alone in a world without God and without (hu)man(ity).

No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has escaped the kingdom of night.

The sins I regret the most are the one's I didn't commit.

One thing is that [Tibetans] should not give up hope. That's - even [if] it lasts a century. My discussions with the Dalai Lama always were about that.

I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends.