“In my end is my beginning.”

“We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.”

“The only wisdom we can hope to acquireIs the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.”

“Time present and time pastAre both perhaps present in time futureAnd time future contained in time past.”

“Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”

“For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice.”

“There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.”

“It's not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you'll find out, when you've been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.”

“A man can gasp out his life beside you-and you feel none of it. Pity, Sympathy, sure-but you don't feel the pain. Your belly is whole and that's what counts. A half-yard away someone's world is snu...”