The Antichrist, Section 7

What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe. It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter.

No victor believes in chance.

The last Christian died on a cross.

The magnitude of a progress is gauged by the greatness of the sacrifice that it requires.

We grow hostile to many an artist or writer, not because we finally come to see he has deceived us, but because he thought no subtler means were required to ensnare us.

The command 'become hard! ', the deep conviction that all creators are hard, is the really distinctive sign of a Dionysian nature.