“Reach what you cannot”

“A schlemihl is a schlemihl. What can you "make" out of one? What can one make out of himself? You reach a point, and Profane knew he had reached it, where you know how much you can and cannot do. But every now and again he got attacks of acute optimism.”

“You cannot fulfill a purpose; it is like a guiding star on the horizon- forever pursued but never reached.”

“It is better, I think, to grab at the stars than to sit flustered because you know you cannot reach them.”

“You can reach, but you cannot touch. It's reflected in your eye, but the message is never conveyed. It is something you decided for yourself, but that does not change the pain you feel. Even so...you must protect what you must protect. ”

“Without great mountains we cannot reach great heights. And we are born to reach great heights”