A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

Every word first looks around in every direction before letting itself be written down by me.

There are questions we could not get past if we were not set free from them by our very nature.

The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite.

Test yourself on mankind. It is something that makes the doubter doubt, the believer believe.

For we are like tree trunks in the snow. In appearance they lie smoothly and a little push should be enough to set them rolling. No, it can't be done, for they are firmly wedded to the ground. But see, even that is only appearance.