"The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end swallows up the light. The human soul is a pupil which dilates in suffering and in the end swallows up God."

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

"The healthy stomach is a good cook."

"The most beautiful of all things is a beautiful woman with a beautiful mind."