How quickly a zek (a prisoner) gets cheeky-or, putting it in literary language, how quickly a man's requirements grow.

That which is called humanism, but what would be more correctly called irreligious anthropocentrism, cannot yield answers to the most essential questions of our life

You should rejoice that you're in prison. Here you have time to think about your soul.

All classifications in this world lack sharp boundaries, and all transitions are gradual.

Of course, my views developed in the course of time. But I have always believed in what I did and never acted against my conscience.

It takes a fool to rush off to war!

Good or evil-you cannot build your life apart from this distinction.