Craving for power is not a vice of the body, consequently it knows none of the limitations imposed by a tired or satiated physiology upon gluttony, intemperance and lust

Liberties are not given, they are taken.

I don't think there is any incompatibility between science and mysticism . . . Immanent religion is the only form of religion in which there is no conflict at all, that I can see, between science and religion.

There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God.

When an artist deserts to the side of the angels, it is the most odious of treasons.

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is high; in reality, very low.

We objected to the morality because it interfered with our sexual freedom.