“God always takes the simplest way.”

“Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our soul, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves from the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.”

“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.”