“The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together.”

“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

“This is the best of all possible worlds.”