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

No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.

When we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we're challenged to alter ourselves

We cannot, after all, judge a biography by its length, by the number of pages in it; we must judge by the richness of the contents...Sometimes the 'unfinisheds' are among the most beautiful symphonies.

There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are "nothing but defense mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations." But as for myself, I would not be willing to live merely for the sake of my "defense mechanisms," nor would I be ready to die merely for the sake of my "reaction formations.

For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment.

Sleep [is like] a dove which has landed near one's hand and stays there as long as one does not pay any attention to it.