"The last Christian died on the cross."

"Untroubled, scornful, outrageous – that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior."

"Only those who are capable of solitude are capable of love."

"One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired."

"How little it takes to make us happy! The sound of a bagpipe. Without music life would be a mistake. The German even imagines God as singing songs."