The future is made of the same stuff as the present.

The Our Father contains all possible petitions; we cannot conceive of any prayer not already contained in it. It is to prayer what Christ is to humanity.

Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication.

Fortunately the sky is beautiful everywhere.

The only way into truth is through one's own annihilation; through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation.

Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling.

The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.