“That is what we do. That is what people do. They stay alive for each other.”

“Staying alive was what we did to pass the time.”

“Let’s admit, without apology, what we do to each other.”

“There is no mystery-- that's the beauty of it. We are entirely explicable to each other, and yet we stay. What a miracle that is.”

“I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.”

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?”

“Do you know what I love? Life. And romantic love is a distraction that makes staying alive more difficult. " [Sabine]”

“Why do people want to talk to each other? I mean, what are the things people always want to find out about other people?”

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

“Be grateful. I’ve taught you a valuable lesson. Most people never do learn exactly how much they will do to stay alive.”