Intellectuals are hindered on the way to being, by their narcissism.

If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I?

That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane.

That is not quite enough to make one happy, if one spends eight hours a day in something which in itself has no meaning and interest, except that one gains money from it.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous.

I am convinced that boredom is one of the greatest tortures. If I were to imagine Hell, it would be the place where you were continually bored.