It is startling to see how the oppressed almost invariably shape themselves in the image of their hated oppressors.

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding.

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

Where unity and self-sacrifice are indispensable for the normal functioning of society, everyday life is likely to be either religiofied (common tasks turned into holy causes) or militarized.

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

Practically all writers and artists are aware of their destiny and see themselves as actors in a fateful drama. With me, nothing is momentous: obscure youth, glorious old age, fateful coincidences - nothing really matters. I have written a number of good sentences. I have kept free of delusions. I know I am going to die soon.

Death has but one terror, that it has no tomorrow.