How rash to assert that man shapes his own destiny. All he can do is determine his inner responses.

I don’t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

A large group of us were crowded into the Gestapo hall, and at that moment the circumstances of all our lives were the same. All of us occupied the same space, the men behind the desk no less than those about to be questioned. What distinguished each of us was only our inner attitude.

As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude.

Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning.

One must also accept that one has 'uncreative' moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass.