For words are magical formulae. They leave finger marks be hind on the brain, which in the twinkling of an eye become the footprints of history. One ought to watch one' s every word.

I like to make use of what I know

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.

One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer.

The Expulsion from Paradise is eternal in its principal aspect: this makes it irrevocable, and our living in this world inevitable, but the eternal nature of the process has the effect that not only could we remain forever in Paradise, but that we are currently there, whether we know it or not.

I, however, cannot force myself to use "meat drugs" to cheat on my loneliness.