A new philosophy, a new way of life, is not given for nothing. It has to be paid dearly for and only acquired with much patience and great effort

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Everything was fine, would continue to be fine, would eventually get even better as long as the supermarket did not slip.

Choices, options, decisions abound. Choose right, take the best option and decide well.

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.

I really was more sexual than my classmates.

Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice.

I'm particularly weird because I don't even like being looked at.

It is easier to manufacture seven facts out of whole cloth than one emotion.

Benevolence means whatever is good for your Spirit.

We grew up poor, very poor, but I am very proud of where I come from.

It wasn't a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing - and loving. Language became an addiction.