There is nothing to take a man’s freedom away from him, save other men.

There are no little people in America. There are only people, equal before the law, yearning to breathe free and wanting to achieve the best within them.

[What for] was the first question he asked about any activity proposed to him - and nothing would make him act, if he found no valid answer. He flew through the days of his summer month like a rocket, but if one stopped him in mid-flight, he could always name the purpose of his every random moment. Two things were impossible to him: to stand still or to move aimlessly.

Did I feel a physical desire for him? I did. Was I moved by a passion of my body? I was. Have I experienced the most violent form of sensual pleasure? I have.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

When personal judgment is inoperative (or forbidden), men's first concern is not how to choose, but how to justify their choice

He had a big head and a face so ugly it became almost fascinating.