“The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something, but, rather, something thinks itself in us. ”

“A person's life consists of a collection of events, the last of which could also change the meaning of the whole, not because it counts more than the previous onesbut because once they are included in a life, events are arranged in an order that is not chronological but, rather, corresponds to an inner architecture.”

“We do not influence the course of events by persuading people that we are right when we make what they regard as radical proposals. Rather, we exert influence by keeping options available when something has to be done at a time of crisis.”

“The inner drama is the meaning of the exterior event.”

“This, then, is the ultimate paradox of thought: to want to discover something that thought itself cannot think.”

“I think most of us would rather have an audience than countless riches. If we wanted to be rich we would be doing something else.”