A work of art is a confession.

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.

What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

I realized people would soon forget me once I was dead. I couldn't even say that this was hard to stomach; really, there's no idea to which one doesn't get acclimatized in time.

In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul

The world expects of Christians that they will raise their voices so loudly and clearly and so formulate their protest that not even the simplest man can have the slightest doubt about what they are saying. Further, the world expects of Christians that they will eschew all fuzzy abstractions and plant themselves squarely in front of the bloody face of history. We stand in need of folk who have determined to speak directly and unmistakably and come what may, to stand by what they have said.