“The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.”

“There will always be people who are ahead of the curve, and people who are behind the curve. But knowledge moves the curve.”

“When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out "stop!"When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.”

“A thrown-stone trajectory is a good metaphor for so many phenomena: the curve of an event, any event; the curve of a life, any life; the curve of a hypothesis; the curve experienced in the manufacture of a work of art; the curve of interest experienced in the manufacture of a catalogue.”

“From the very beginning of his education, the child should experience the joy of discovery.”

“When the past has passed from you at last, let go. Then climb down and begin the rest of your life. With great joy.”

“See the lonely boy, out on the weekend,
Tryin' to make it pay.
Can't relate to joy, he tries to speak and
Can't begin to say.”

“I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled in venerable old baroque churches.”

“The curves of your lips rewrite history.”

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. ”