You contemplate and you wander without any worries, between heaven and earth, in your own private world, and in this way you acquire supreme freedom.

Dreams are more real than reality itself, they're closer to the self.

Writing eases my suffering . . . writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Loneliness is a prerequisite for freedom. Freedom depends on the ability to reflect, and reflection can only begin when one is alone.

It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.

People living without God dies first spiritually and then physically

Stop praying for salvation when it is clear, You are the saviours that we need around here.

There are things which cannot be carried through even with the good will of everybody concerned

My own view is that institutions are a glory, and for all their imperfections, something really to be proud of. It is true that things can be a lot better than they are. It's okay to emphasize that.

If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee.

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.

There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion.

By making choices consistent with eternal truth you will develop righteous character.

God has given me a life far beyond anything I ever dreamed about. God is, man, God is something else man.

If I cared deeply about what people thought of me, I probably would have never made it out of Compton, California.