...a human being not only can choose but... he must choose... for in this way God retains His honor while at the same time has a fatherly concern for humankind. Though God has lowered Himself to being that which can be chosen, yet each person must on his part choose. God is not mocked. Therefore the matter stands thus: If a person avoids choosing, this is the same as the presumption of choosing the world.

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something.

Geniuses are like thunderstorms: they go against the wind, terrify people, clear the air.

Truth is not introduced into the individual from without, but was within him all the time.

Faith is holding onto uncertainties with passionate conviction.

This, then, is the ultimate paradox of thought: to want to discover something that thought itself cannot think.

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.