"An illusion can never be destroyed directly, and only by indirect means can it be radically removed... That is, one must approach from behind the person who is under an illusion."

"The most common deception of all is the deception that one is not deceived."

"The moment of decision is madness."

"The dialectic of despair is this, that the despairing self is unable to get rid of itself."

"The knight of faith is the only happy man, the heir of the finite, whereas the knight of infinite resignation is a stranger and a sojourner."