To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.'

To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

You don't have to see through the eyes of others, hold onto yours, stand on your own judgment, you know that what is, is–say it aloud, like the holiest of prayers, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I don’t approve of religion.

Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims.

There is fear hanging in the air of the sleeping halls, and the air of the streets. Fear walks through the city, fear without name, without shape. All men feel it and none dare speak.

Your soul has a single basic function-the act of valuing.