It is better to burn than to disappear.

Imagination offers people consolation for what they cannot be, and humor for what they actually are.

I make myself strict rules in order to correct my nature. But it is my nature that I finally obey.

Intelligence in chains loses in lucidity what it gains in intensity.

Liberty is dangerous, as hard to get along with as it is exciting.

Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but “steal” some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State.