A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening...

I believe that the struggle against death, the unconditional and self-willed determination to live, is the mode of power behind the lives and activities of all outstanding men.

One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage.

But your questions, which are unanswerable without exception, all spring from the same erroneous thinking.

Romantic souvenirs had a way of attaching themselves to one when one wanted to move on, but they were not to be taken seriously.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have already learned from the river that it is good to strive downwards, to sink, to seek the depths.