“Theoretically there is a perfect possibility of happiness: believing in the indestructible element in oneself and not striving towards it.”

“Man cannot live without a permanent trust in something indestructible in himself, and at the same time that indestructible something as well as his trust in it may remain permanently concealed from him.”

“It's impossible to defend oneself in the absence of goodwill”

“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”

“Maybe innocence makes its way easiest through the elemental chaos of this world...”

“The man in ecstasy and the man drowning - both throw up their arms. The first to signify harmony, the second to signify strife with the elements.”

“Self-control is something for which I do not strive. Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.”