Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.

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.

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

Art is the indispensable medium for the communication of a moral ideal.