“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached. - Franz KafkaN, 'A 1 MV DhiIosonhv in liP * -- - --' ----- if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.”

“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.”