“Greatness is so aggressive, so dramatic! Don't you think it is almost bad manners?”

“The expression 'there is nothing like the good old days' does not mean that fewer bad things happened before, but fortunately, that people tend to forget about them.”

“I have seen émigrés with the humility typical of concentration camp survivors come to this country and happily accept anything that afforded a livelihood, the most demeaning jobs. But is it not rather strange that a man cannot be content with having escaped torture and death? As soon as he begins to enjoy his new security, the pride and vanity and arrogance that seemed to have been permanently obliterated begin to creep back, like beasts driven into hiding – but showing themselves with greater insolence, as if in reaction to the shame of having fallen so low. It is not rare in such circumstances to witness ingratitude and lack of appreciation.”

“Las cartas de importancia hay que retenerlas por lo menos un día hasta que se vean claramente todas las posibles consecuencias.”

“A pesar de todo, el hombre tiene tanto apego a lo que existe, que prefiere finalmente soportar su imperfección y el dolor que causa su fealdad, antes que aniquilar la fantasmagoría con un acto de propia voluntad.”

“—¿No le digo que no sé lo que pienso? Si pudiera decir con palabras claras lo que siento, sería casi como pensar claro.”

“Es común que en las noches de insomnio sea teóricamente más decidido que durante el día, en los hechos.”