...how could I, fool that I am, go on sitting in my office, or here at home, instead of leaping onto a train with my eyes shut and opening them only when I am with you?

The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.

In five minutes the earth would be a desert, and you cling to books.

Justice requires that everyone should have enough to eat. But it also requires that everyone should contribute to the production of food.

Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster.

Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?

A child. . . opens and closes like a blossom.