To defend one's self against fear is simply to ensure that one will, one day, be conquered by it; fears must be faced.

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.

Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned.

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.