“He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind, he has descended into the secrets of all minds.”
“This is my secret," he said. "I don't mind what happens.”
“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”
“In his heart he heard the voice talking, which was newly awaking, and it told him: Love this water! Stay near it! Learn from it! Oh yes, he wanted to learn from it, he wanted to listen to it. He who would understand this water and its secrets, so it seemed to him, would also understand many other things, many secrets, all secrets.”
“He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of negotiation.”
“He'd kept this silence because his own secrets were darker, more hidden, and because he believed that his secrets had created hers.”