“The examined life: nothing is more futile or counterproductive. The active, joyous, spontaneous life: that is what one should aim for.”

“Everybody calls me "Marty." I never know what to call myself.”

“To know oneself means above all to know what one likes”

“One quick glance in the mirror is enough for a lifetime.”

“The past lives through us. We are its legacy.”

“The most important truths are those which sustain us in our daily lives.”

“You can always count on God to do nothing.”

“Nothing can come of nothing. There is no room in my world for nothing.”

“Today is the day you've been waiting for.”

“I love talking the way Trappists love silence.”

“I love to talk to people who love to talk. The warmth, the energy, the humanity.”