“The calendar has a magic that makes us imagine a memory can be resurrected and revived, but nothing returns.”

“Nothing records the effects of a sad life so graphically as the human body.”

“You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us.”

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”

“Death is more merciful than hope itself! There is nothing surprising in this, for death is divinely appointed, while hope is the creation of human folly. Both end in frustration. Am I destined to lead a life of endless frustration?-(The Beginning and the End)”

“As for life's tragedies, our love will defeat them. Love is the most effective cure. In the crevices of disasters, happiness lies like a diamond in a mind, so let us instill in ourselves the wisdom of love.”

“The way love can disregard fears, however, is an age-old wonder. No fear is able to spoil love's development or keep it from dreaming of its appointed hour.”