Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.

Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.

You will have many enemies, but even your foes will love you. Life will bring you many misfortunes, but you will find your happiness in them, and will bless life and will make others bless it-which is what matters most.

To be in love is not the same as loving. You can be in love with a woman and still hate her.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.

My God, a moment of bliss. Why, isn't that enough for a whole lifetime?