I absolutely cannot see how one can later make up for having failed to go to a good school at the proper time. For this is what distinguishes the hard school as a good school from all others: that much is demanded; and sternly demanded; that the good, even the exceptional, is demanded as the norm; that praise is rare, that indulgence is nonexistent; that blame is apportioned sharply, objectively, without regard for talent or antecedents. What does one learn in a hard school? Obeying and commanding.

The only excuse for God is that he doesn't exist.

And he who must be a creator in good and evil: verily, he must be an annihilator first and demolish values.

Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?

Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

We pay dearly for immortality: we die for it more than once during our lifetimes.