Who said “There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only…”?

“Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.”

“The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live --moreover, the only one.”

“Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.”

“The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning -- in other words, of absurdity --the more energetically meaning is sought.”

“After reading all that has been written, and after thinking all that can be thought, on the topics of God and the soul, the man who has a right to say that he thinks at all, will find himself face to face with the conclusion that, on these topics, the most profound thought is that which can be the least easily distinguished from the most superficial sentiment.”

“Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.”

“Marriage is a bribe to make a housekeeper think she's a householder.”

“Many plays — certainly mine — are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.”

“It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.”

“The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.”

“My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate -- that's my philosophy.”