The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

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

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.