The causes of illusions are not pretty to discover. They're either vicious or tragic.

An individualist is a man who says: 'I will not run anyone's life - nor let anyone run mine. I will not rule or be ruled. I will not be a master nor a slave. I will not sacrifice myself to anyone - nor sacrifice anyone to myself.'

I think. I am. I will.

One loses everything when one loses one's sense of humor.

Many words have been granted me, and some are wise, and some are false, but only three are holy: "I will it!

There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for me to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed or enforced nor objectively interpreted - and you create a nation of law-breakers - and then you cash in on guilt.

I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important.