I have seen the truth. It is not as though I had invented it in my mind. I have seen it, SEEN IT and the living image of it has filled my soul forever.

I saw clear as daylight how strange it is that not a single person living in this mad world has had the daring to go straight for it all and send it flying to the devil! I...I wanted to have the daring...and I killed her.

There is nothing more alluring to man than freedom of conscience, but neither is there anything more agonizing.

God is the pain of the fear of death

The chief thing is to love others like yourself, that's the chief thing, and that's everything; nothing else is wanted - you will find out at once how to arrange it all.

If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment-as well as the prison.

What is most vile and despicable about money is that it even confers talent. And it will do so until the end of the world.