Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

Since God is, He is to be found in the questions as well as the answers.

Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to life as long as God himself

An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman

Be careful with words, they're dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It's up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words

Tibet, why is it occupied? For political reasons maybe they have a reason. I don't know. But religiously, why? The fact that the religious community is being oppressed and persecuted is something that every single person in the world who has any religious faith and religious feeling for - for people who have faith should speak up.

This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story - and perhaps into a prayer.