I was tormented by my desire for a woman ... I thought so much about a woman, about women, about all the ones I had known, about all the circumstances in which I had enjoyed them, that my cell would be filled with their faces and crowded with my desires.

In the world today, only a philosophy of eternity could justify non-violence.

I have a good, hearty laugh and an energetic handshake, and those are trump cards.

Can one be a saint if God does not exist? That is the only concrete problem I know of today.

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

Nothing in life is worth, turning your back on, if you love it.

Today we are always as ready to judge as we are to fornicate.