Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.

Since it is the Other within us who is old, it is natural that the revelation of our age should come to us from outside --from others. We do not accept it willingly.

There is no justification for present existence other than its expansion into an indefinitely open future.

If you haven't been happy very young, you can still be happy later on, but it's much harder. You need more luck.

You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do or don't do.

He formed his sentences hesitantly and then threw them at me with such force that I felt as if I were receiving a present each time

Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.