“I take up my own pen again - the pen of all my old unforgettable efforts and sacred struggles. To myself - today - I need say no more. Large and full and high the future still opens. It is now inde...”

“It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not have them. Theoretically, I was satisfi...”

“I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.”

“There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding.”

“I should think that to hear such lovely music as that would really make him feel better."The lady gave a discriminating smile. I am afraid there are moments in life when even Beethoven has nothing ...”

“Life is a predicament which precedes death.”

“I looked into your eyes and was captivated by the chaos that ran through you. I wish you hadn't said all the things I wanted to hear!”

“I am captivated by Jesus Christ.”

“Every word youve ever said, is written somewhere in my mind.”

“So many words get lost. They leave the mouth and lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days, you can hear their chorus rushing past...”

“You can listen to silence, Reuven. I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own. It talks to me sometimes. I feel myself aliv...”

“Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.”