The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.

If people are good because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!

Dear Habicht, / Such a solemn air of silence has descended between us that I almost feel as if I am committing a sacrilege when I break it now with some inconsequential babble... / What are you up to, you frozen whale, you smoked, dried, canned piece of soul...?

There exists a passion for comprehension, just as there exists a passion for music. That passion is rather common in children, but gets lost in most people later on. Without this passion there would be neither mathematics nor natural science.

I now see the necessity of a beginning.