Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.

He knew now that it was his own will to happiness which must make the next move. But if he was to do so, he realized that he must come to terms with time, that to have time was at once the most magnificent and the most dangerous of experiments. Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn't much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness.

When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune.

One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves.

Only he who is uncompromising as to his rights maintains the sense of duty.

We have art in order not to die of life.