What matters," said the prince at last, "is that you have a child's trusting nature and extraordinary truthfulness. Do you know that a great deal can be forgiven you for that alone?

I swear to you gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, thorough sickness.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Forgive me... for my love -for ruining you with my love.

You’re a gentleman,” they used to say to him. “You shouldn’t have gone murdering people with a hatchet; that’s no occupation for a gentleman.

I cannot understand why the world is arranged as it is.

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.