“Love life more than the meaning of it?”

“A life of short duration...could be so rich in joy and love that it could contain more meaning than a life lasting eighty years.”

“Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life.”

“I think everyone must love life more than anything else in the world.' 'Love life more than the meaning of it?''Yes, certainly. Love it regardless of logic, as you say. Yes, most certainly regardless of logic, for only then will I grasp its meaning. That's what I've been vaguely aware of for a long time. Half your work is done, Ivan: you love life. Now you must try to do the second half and you are saved.”

“To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others”

“A person who reads lives more than one life, but that means that they die more than once as well.”