He took a deep breath to indicate his appreciation of the evening air. Then, out of nowhere, he said, ‘From a certain point of view, the only solution to suffering would be the complete extinction of humankind.’
“Is not all weeping a lamentation? And is not all lamentation an accusation?” This is how you speak to yourself, and this is why, oh my soul, you would rather smile than pour out your suffering.
"Enjoyment and innocence, you see, are the most bashful things: both do not want to be sought. One should have them – but one should sooner seek guilt and suffering!"