To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.

No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.

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

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.

One evening, when we were already resting on the floor of our hut, dead tired, soup bowls in hand, a fellow prisoner rushed in and asked us to run out to the assembly grounds and see the wonderful sunset. Standing outside we saw sinister clouds glowing in the west and the whole sky alive with clouds of ever-changing shapes and colors, from steel blue to blood red. The desolate grey mud huts provided a sharp contrast, while the puddles on the muddy ground reflected the glowing sky. Then, after minutes of moving silence, one prisoner said to another, "How beautiful the world could be.

Success is total self-acceptance.

Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.