Adrian Preda

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

“La souffrance physique on la subit, la souffrance morale on la choisit.”
― Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Oscar et la dame rose

“Cele mai interesante întrebări rămân întrebări. Și conțin în ele un mister. La fiecare răspuns trebuie să adaugi un "poate". Numai întrebările fără interes au răspunsuri definitive.”
― Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Oscar et la dame rose

“-Ça ne fait rien, disait monsieur Ibrahim. Ton amour pour elle, il est à toi. Il t'appartient. Même si elle le refuse, elle ne peut rien y changer. Elle n'en profite pas, c'est tout. Ce que tu donnes, Momo, c'est à toi pour toujours; ce que tu gardes, c'est perdu à jamais!”
― Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an