I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction.

Every loneliness is a pinnacle

the worst wars are religious wars between sects of the same religion or civil wars between brothers of the same race.

The cult of moral grayness is a revolt against moral values.

Show me your achievement, and the knowledge will give me courage for mine.

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 men to live without breaking laws.

The most depraved type of human being ... (is) the man without a purpose.