People haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.

Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.

The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.

We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious.

You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed.