What a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable of more rational means of communication.

Pessimism is a waste of time.

Don't defy the diagnosis, try to defy the verdict.

Ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep.

It is reasonable to expect the doctor to recognize that science may not have all the answers to problems of health and healing.

The eternal quest of the individual human being is to shatter his loneliness.

Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without silence is life without privacy. The difference between sanity and madness is the quality of our thoughts. Silence is on the side of sanity.