Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.

An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain - the equality of all men.

The final conflict will be between the Communists and the ex-Communists.

On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.

Liberty isn't a thing you are given as a present. You can be a free man under a dictatorship. It is sufficient if you struggle against it.

I would willingly pass my life writing and re-writing the same book - that one book every writer carries within him - the image of his own soul.

Sometimes I'm haunted by the thought that we have only one life and that we live it provisionally, waiting in vain for the day when real life will begin. And so life passes by.

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

Spiritual life and secure life do not go together; to save oneself on must struggle and take risks.

A wrong war brings wrong; so does a right war.

To grow up requires a whole life but to become old one night is enough.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind forrevealing them to the trees.

Let me in, Emily, and I swear to you that you'll never regret it.”Ethan Sterling in Private Emotions

A poem is like a radio that can broadcast continuously for thousands of years.

Another foundational truth is that God has a plan for history. History is providential, not accidental.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

Love is not a sentiment or feeling. Love is actively willing the good of the other.

When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.

Purity, perseverance, and energy- these three I want.

If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.