“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.”

“Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good or bad, whether it's been full of sorrow or anger, or even when you're questioning why terrible things have to happen.”

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

“Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible.”

“I've never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.”

“Art and work and art and life are very connected and my whole life has been absurd. There isn't a thing in my life that has happened that hasn't been extreme - personal health, family, economic situations…absurdity is the key word…”

“There has never been any division between my life and my work.<references/”

“I never knew any man in my life who could not bear another's misfortunes perfectly like a Christian.”

“Is it not strange that we fear most that which never happens?”

“My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.”