"Do I love you because you're beautiful, or are you beautiful because I love you?"

"There is nothing more profoundly serious than real comedy, which is an affirmation of human communion, redemption and grace."

"The free being with absolute freedom proposes to itself certain ends. It wills because it wills, and the willing of an object is itself the last ground of such willing. Thus we have previously determi…"

"When I look back, I’ve had an incredibly lucky life. Being tall with unusual looks helped, although I did build a barrier around myself early on because of shyness. I know I could have enjoyed my life…"

"This evening I feel sad and am shedding tears because this morning while wandering in the woods I was unable to find a single violet. What an old sniveller I am...!"