Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.

Once an individual's search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering

Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.

Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in its spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.

An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.

For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one’s predicament into a human achievement.

Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to react in certain ways, in the final analysis it becomes clear that the sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision, and not the result of camp influences alone.