The philosopher cannot seriously put to himself questions that his civilization has not lived.

Modern Existentialism... is a total European creation, perhaps the last philosophic legacy of Europe to America or whatever other civilization is now on its way to supplant Europe.

I don’t remember his face or the place we ate. I only remember how he grabbed my hand and his voice when he spoke of his dad.

When you know that illusion and transformation are no different from birth and death, then you may learn magic.

What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions.

It is imperative that when thousands of selfless volunteers respond to those who have incurred the wrath of a natural disaster that legal liability need not be hanging over their heads.

There is a powerful need for people to feel that gust of hope rise up again.

The Arabs of the land of Israel [ Palestinians] have only one functionleft to them -- to run away.

There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.

In her beauty rests (both) my death and my life.

Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.

It's past time to go when you start asking yourself if it's time to go.