If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.

It was when Lucifer first congratulated himself upon his angelic behavior that he became the tool of evil.

Do not seek death. Death will find you.

Life yields only to the conqueror. Never accept what can be gained by giving in. You will be living off stolen goods, and your muscles will atrophy.

Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.

It is not the Soviet Union or indeed any other big Powers who need the United Nations for their protection. It is all the others. In this sense, the Organization is first of all their Organization and I deeply believe in the wisdom with which they will be able to use it and guide it. I shall remain in my post during the term of my office as a servant of the Organization in the interests of all those other nations, as long as they wish me to do so.

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.