Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Language... has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone.

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.