You must accept it as it is, and hence accept all consequences. A wall is indeed a wall.

There were moments when I hated everybody I came across, innocent or guilty, and looked at them as thieves who were robbing me of my life with impunity. The most unbearable misfortune is when you yourself become unjust, malignant, vile; you realize it, you even reproach yourself - but you just can't help it.

I believe there is no one deeper, lovelier, more sympathetic and more perfect than Jesus.

If you can put the question, 'Am I or am I not responsible for my acts?' then you are responsible.

If he's honest, he'll steal; if he's human, he'll murder; if he's faithful, he'll deceive.

If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment, all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.

What does reason know? Reason only knows what it has succeeded in learning.