“In literature and in life we ultimately pursue, not conclusions, but beginnings.”

“Our nemesis is time, against which we have a single ally, memory, and even it betrays us.”

“We all nurture impulses which promise freedom from the demands of others, even if that freedom means death.”

“In reality, conclusions are muddy, there are no final curtains, and life just goes on.”

“You'll only realize the worth of something when you'll have it no more in your life !”

“Losing a belief in free will has not made me fatalistic—in fact, it has increased my feelings of freedom. My hopes, fears, and neuroses seem less personal and indelible. There is no telling how much I might change in the future. Just as one wouldn’t draw a lasting conclusion about oneself on the basis of a brief experience of indigestion, one needn’t do so on the basis of how one has thought or behaved for vast stretches of time in the past. A creative change of inputs to the system—learning new skills, forming new relationships, adopting new habits of attention—may radically transform one’s life.”

“I have chosen to carry every project to a successful conclusion! You too can.”