Liberation is not deliverance.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.