“To say "I love you" one must know first how to say the "I".”
“To say ‘I love you’ one must first know how to say the ‘I.’ The meaning of the ‘I’ is an independent, self-sufficient entity that does not exist for the sake of any other person. A person who exists only for the sake of his loved one is not an independent entity, but a spiritual parasite. The love of a parasite is worth nothing.”
“To die is nothing. One is here, one is no longer here. It is only at the end one must be able to say 'I was a man'.”
“I love him as well. It's the same kind of love. But I can't say it. I won't be able to say it.”
“I've always been able to see you," I say. "It's a rather lovely view.”