“There is a measure of safety in blindness, but you can't find happiness in safety, no matter how much you want to.”
“Yes, yes-you will give him the earth-because you love him. Love him too much for safety or for happiness. But you cannot give to people what they are incapable of receiving.”
“We are all doomed to seek our own happiness; we can't help ourselves. We are all, the cruel and the gentle alike, condemned to seeking that happiness in the dark. We use our need as the blind use a walking stick, to determine the safety of every forward step. ”
“Safety isn't always safe. You can find one on every gun.”
“In the modern world there was so much safety that safety had become the chief source of danger.”
“You're right . . . you can't go back. No matter how much you want to, you never can”