When one has once accepted and absorbed Evil, it no longer demands to be believed.

The indestructible is one: it is each individual human being and, at the same time, it is common to all, hence the incomparably indivisible union that exists between human beings.

it was like this. the brain could no longer bear the worries and pains that were imposed on it. it said: "i'm giving up; but if there is anyone else here who is interested in preserving the whole, let him assume part of my burden and it will be alright for a bit.

It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical.

One day, a leopard stalked into the synagogue, roaring and lashing its tail. Three weeks later, it had become part of the liturgy.

He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.