It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What makes the desert beautiful,” the little prince said, “is that it hides a well somewhere… [...] Whether it’s a house or the stars or the desert, what makes them beautiful is invisible!

Not a single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. It would be a bit too easy if we could go about borrowing ready-made souls.

The traveler who crosses a mountain in the direction of a star runs the risk of forgetting which is his guiding star if he concentrates too exclusively on the climbing problems. If he only acts for action's sake, he will get nowhere.