“To free "God" from his quotation marks would require nothing less than to free him from metaphysics, hence from the Being of beings.”

“Indeed, theological discourse offers its strange jubilation only to the strict extent that it permits and, dangerously, demands of it wokman that he speak beyond his means, precisely because he does not speak of himself. Hence the danger of a speech that, in a sense, speaks against the one who lends himself to it. One must obtain forgiveness for every essay in theology. In all senses.”

“I hope the amazed reader will be patient for a while—in order simply to read.”

“It's not where you take things from — it's where you take them to.”

“Don't look at Jaques as if he was a human being, he comes from another planet.”

“To be or not to be. That's not really a question.”

“Why must one talk? Often one shouldn't talk, but live in silence. The more one talks, the less the words mean. (Nana Kleinfrankenheim, Vivre Sa Vie)”