To draw an analogy: a man's suffering is similar to the behavior of a gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative.

Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.

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

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.

We dislike talking about our experiences. No explanations are needed for those who have been inside, and the others will understand neither how we felt then nor how we feel now.

Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.

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