On the whole, the longing for solitude is a sign that there still is spirit in a person and is a measure of what spirit there is.

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearances.

The God that can be named is not God.

Since my earliest childhood a barb of sorrow has lodged in my heart. As long as it stays I am ironic - if it is pulled out I shall die.

Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts.

Certainty... lurks at the door of faith and threatens to devour it.

It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.