The absurd . . . the fact that with God all things are possible. The absurd is not one of the factors which can be discriminated within the proper compass of the understanding: it is not identical with the improbable, the unexpected, the unforeseen.

Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.

For love is exultant when it unites equals, but it is triumphant when it makes that which was unequal equal in love.

In the deepest sense, the being in a state of sin is the sin, the particular sins are not the continuation of sin, they are expressions of its continuation.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.

It is better to try something and fail than to try nothing and succeed. The result may be the same, but you won't be. We always grow more through defeats than victories.

What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.