Evil is near. Sometimes late at night the air grows strongly clammy and cold around me. I feel it brushing me. All that the Devil asks is acquiescence not struggle, not conflict. Acquiescence.

Evil is near. Sometimes late at night the air grows strongly clammy and cold around me. I feel it brushing me. All that the Devil asks is acquiescence not struggle, not conflict. Acquiescence.

When pain has been constant, it has its own momentum and laws. The vital thing is to break its ascendancy over the mind.

Russians understand the rhythm of despair.

To be a friend takes time, and time is what nobody has. Therefore, real friends are rare.

When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts frustrated, it is lifesaving to listen to other people's problems.

France, like every other Western country except the United States, has long accepted the principle that comprehensive health care is the right of every citizen. No Frenchman need ever fear that catastrophic illness will wipe him out financially. How long, do you suppose, will it take us, in the United States, to catch up?