"The only way to be happy is to be unhappy."

"The true function of art is to prepare us for suffering."

"One of the most important tasks of Christianity is to prepare for the coming of a new type of holiness."

"The soul's love of God is a participation in the love by which God loves Himself."

"The intelligence can only be led by desire. For there to be desire, there must be pleasure. Pleasure is given by the good."