“There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotion”

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.”

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.”

“There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

“For two personalities to meet is like mixing two chemical substances: if there is any combination at all, both are transformed.”