All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue.

As far as I have seen, at school...they aimed at blotting out one's individuality.

The spirit becomes free only when it ceases to be a support.

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

Nothing, you know, gives the body greater satisfaction than ordering people about, or at least believing in one's ability to do so.

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

I can't feel a thing; All mournful petal storms are dancing inside the very private spring of my head.