“And I proclaim that Shakespeare and Raphael are higher than the emancipation of the serfs, higher than nationality, higher than socialism, higher than the younger generation, higher than chemistry, higher than almost all mankind, for they are already the fruit, the real fruit of all mankind, and maybe the highest fruit there ever may be! A form of beauty already achieved, without the achievement of which I might not even consent to live...”
“But even the worst earthly pain and heartache doesn't last into the heavenly realm. And it all serves a higher purpose.”
“Laughter is the antidote to existential pain”
“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”
“Faith in the face of disappointment is only enhanced by laughter in the face of pain.”