I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.

I need solitude for my writing; not 'like a hermit' - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man.

The Diabolical sometimes assumes the aspect of the Good, or even embodies itself completely in its form. If this remains concealedfrom me, I am of course defeated, for this Good is more tempting than the genuine Good.

The worries that are the burden of which the privileged person makes an excuse in dealing with the oppressed person are in fact the worries about preserving his privileged condition.

Heaven is dumb, echoing only the dumb.

Even the merest gesture is holy if it is filled with faith.

I never wish to be easily defined. I’d rather float over other people’s minds as something strictly fluid and non-perceivable; more like a transparent, paradoxically iridescent creature rather than an actual person.