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Etty Hillesum
Greed probably figures...
Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with...
Sometimes the most...
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards...
One must also...
One must also accept that one has uncreative moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments...
Become simple and...
Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don't make ripples all...
Every day I...
Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes,...
Life cannot be...
Life cannot be captured in a few axioms. And that is just what I keep trying to do. But it won't work, for life is...
We are always...
We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought.
I do believe...
I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's...
After each creative...
After each creative act one has to be sustained by one's strength of character, by a moral sense, by I don't know...
I would ....
I would . . . be so exhausted by my determination that I had no strength left to do the actual...