The character of human life, like the character of the human condition, like the character of all life, is "ambiguity": the inseparable mixture of good and evil, the true and false, the creative and destructive forces - both individual and social.
"[Love is] the drive towards the unity of the separated." (From Love, Power, and Justice)
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.
If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.