Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose. - What Is Literature?

It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

If the risk is a return to repression and the terror of the Taliban, and there is a chance of success then we should not be afraid of this mission, even if it will be difficult.

Beautiful words on international solidarity don't mean a thing if we would quit after the smallest setback.