“An introspective man who doesn’t keep a diary consigns himself to a special hell”
“By insisting specially on the immanence of God we get introspection, self-isolation, quietism, social indifference – Tibet. By insisting specially on the transcendence of God we get wonder, curiosity, moral and political adventure, righteous indignation – Christendom. Insisting that God is inside man, man is always inside himself. By insisting that God transcends man, man has transcended himself.”
“What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife?”
“A learned man who doesn’t restrain his passions is like a blind man holding a torch, he guides others but not himself.”
“I recommend keeping a diary. Diaries are cool.”
“Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always tales us somewhere.”