"I am not a theologian, not even a professional philosopher. I am a literary man, who from a certain point in his life has found himself extremely interested in theology and philosophy."

"The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable."

"Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning."

"Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you, the part that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before."

"The finest moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… but rather the times when we are stretched to our limits."