“The human heart has a tiresome tendency to label as fate only what crushes it. But happiness likewise, in its way, is without reason, since it is inevitable.”
“We're mortal, yet without a known expiration date. It's an inevitable fate worthy of acceptance, but not deserving of predictions.”
“I'm only interested in stories that are about the crushing of the human heart.”
“Happiness always has an object... Depends on external things. Joy... Has no object. It seizes you for no apparent reason, it's like the sun, its burning is fueled by its own heart.”
“Genes are rarely about inevitability, especially when it comes to humans, the brain, or behavior. They're about vulnerability, propensities, tendencies.”
“Human life is inexplicable, and still without meaning: a fool may decide its fate.”