Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.

The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.

The secret is that when you've been pitched head first into hell you just write about it

The task must be to banish from mankind's thought the idea that anybody has the right to use force against righteousness, against justice, against mutual agreements.

... but food eaten quickly isn't food.

... people don't know what they are striving for. They waste themselves in senseless thrashing around for the sake of a handful of goods and die without realizing their spiritual wealth.

Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.