"I can sum up in one sentence what directly led to my break with the established order of things: it was the complete and utter lack of seriousness, and that Christianity was being turned into a game."

"The present age is an age of reflection, an age of calculation, an age of thought, an age of analysis, an age of observation, an age of experimentation, an age of invention, an age of discovery, an ag…"

"The present state of the world and the whole of life is a big consolation for me. I may not be great, but I'm not the only one who's a failure."

"The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays."

"The greatest good to be achieved by a human being is to become a true self."