aware of life's terrors, he affirms life without resentment

man has nothing good with which to recompense Heaven

Turmoil is fundamental to my entire study; it is the very essence of my work. But the time has come to strive towards a clarity of consciousness

the universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of one honest man

if you are at war, call it war; and give your enemies no peace

only by coming to terms with this threat, confronting it undaunted, can a free life unfold

of course, I am on the right, on the left, in the centre; I descend from the monkey; the universe is going to explode at this or that speed \- we hear such remarks from people whom we would not have expected to introduce themselves as idiots