When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.

Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.

When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles

Do actions agree with words? There's your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.

A voice hissed: "He sheds tears!" It was taken around the ring "Usal gives moisture to the dead!" He felt fingers touch his damp cheek, heard the awed whispers.

I have come to believe that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will.

Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories.