"We say nothing essential about the cathedral when we speak of its stones. We say nothing essential about Man when we seek to define him by the qualities of men."

"Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men."

"Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When the destructive analysis of day is done, and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree."

"Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself."

"I'm used to watching old movies of myself."

"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

"Better is the enemy of good."