I feel an emptiness open in my chest, coupled with a strange downward pull in my throat. I think, this is my heart sinking.

I never wanted to be safe... I wanted to be good.

There is no suspension, no whispered prayer for silk to stop my fall. There is only the falling, and it goes on and on, in fierce silence and sharp bursts of breath.

We are at war, and in time of war there is only one rule. Form your battalion and fight.

I never wanted to be safe, I wanted to be good.

I never wanted to safe... I wanted to be good.

People are attracted to leaders who are skillful in motivating them to become more, do more, and achieve more...

Mere hope isn't enough to change destiny. One must act.

I do believe in [Robert] Bresson's method of creation through omission, not through addition.

Nobody notices postmen, yet they have passions like other men.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

The class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat.

In many countries there are particular places to which devils more especially resort. In Prussia there is an infinite number of evil spirits.

I think this is what real love is like.. Wanting to be together as they grow older.

I can come up sometimes with ideas for scenes that I'm not in, to make it better or add something. It's not about me, or my ego, that I wanna show this or that.

War is worthless except for ending slavery, Nazism, fascism, and communism. Other than that, war is pointless.