And all people live, not by reason of any care they have for themselves, but by the love for them that is in other people. Tales From Tolstoy

Optimism is not only a false but also a pernicious doctrine, for it presents life as a desirable state and man's happiness as its aim and object. Starting from this, everyone then believes he has the most legitimate claim to happiness and enjoyment. If, as usually happens, these do not fall to his lot, he believes that he suffers an injustice, in fact that he misses the whole point of his existence. The World As Will and Representation

Where neither love nor hatred is in the game, a woman's game is mediocre. Beyond Good and Evil

Between the dreams of night and day there is not so great a difference. Psychology of the Unconscious