Ideas come as you walk, Nietzsche said. Walking dissipates thoughts, Shankara taught.

When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, "What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act." And they do calm down.

If we had the courage to confront the doubts we timidly conceive about ourselves, none of us would utter an 'I' without shame.

If just once you were depressed for no reason, you have been so all your life without knowing.

There is not much difference between a mortal man and a dying man. The absurdity of making plans is only slightly more obvious in the second case.

Humanity adores only those who cause it to perish.

I do nothing, granted. But I see the hours pass - which is better than trying to fill them.