man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom; that is, he can surrender his humanity
Loneliness can be conquered only by those who can bear solitude.
Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.
For love ... is the blood of life, the power of reunion in the separated.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
In this respect fundamentalism has demonic traits. It destroys the humble honesty of the search for truth, it splits the conscience of its thoughtful adherents, and it makes them fanatical because they are forced to suppress elements of truth of which they are dimly aware