“You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if you only dared. And deep down, you know it too, and that’s what scares you the most”

“Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.”

“Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.”

“Life itself is the proper binge.”

“It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.'”

“Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable”