أنا اللهب، وأنا الهشيم اليابس وإن بعضي ليأكل بعضي.

“ما أغربني عندما أشكو ألما فيه لذتي”

“We often sing lullabyes to our children that we ourselves may sleep.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters …”

“He who seeks ecstasy in love should not complain of suffering.”