He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.

I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why there are stars in the sky. You must know why you are alive, or else everything is nonsense, just blowing in the wind.

In descriptions of nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture.

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

It's very hard, feeling that you're no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.

What truth? You see where truth is, and where untruth is, but I seem to have lost my sight and see nothing. You boldly settle all important questions, but tell me, dear, isn't it because you're young, because you haven't had time to suffer till you settled a single one of your questions? You boldly look forward, isn't it because you cannot foresee or expect anything terrible, because so far life has been hidden from your young eyes? You are bolder, more honest, deeper than we are, but think only, be just a little magnanimous, and have mercy on me.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.