“You will find out who you are when the difficult moment comes.”

“It's not easy being human. Especially when you are tired and overworked all the time... That's when you become inhuman.”

“Everybody must have a story. For those who don't, we need to invent one.”

“The dead are older than the living, he thought. Irrespective of how old they were when they passed over to the other side, they have experienced something which makes them older than any living thing.”

“Words and form! We have a totally clear view of the world when we're fourteen years old, maybe sooner. But then we need another fifty years in order to create a language that can express those impressions. And in the mean time, of course, they've faded away.”

“Imagine a twelve-year-old-girl.Imagine her being attacked, raped and murdered.Take your time.Then imagine God.M. Barin, poet”

“The living must look after one another, he thought. The worst possible outcome is to die without having lived.”