Georg Simmel — "The individual is a point of intersection of infinite lines of influence."

"The most superficial things can have the deepest meaning."

"To the extent that money, with its colourlessness and its indifferent quality, can become a common denominator of all values, it becomes the frightful leveller — it hollows out the core of things, the…"

"The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritag…"

"The essence of love is that it is a bridge between two solitudes."

"Money is the purest reification of means, a tool that has become an absolute end."