Or renounce life altogether! Accept fate obediently as it is, once and for all, and stifle everything in myself, renouncing any right to act, to live, to love.

That's always the way with fanatics; they cross themselves at the tavern and throw stones at the temple.

they may all be drunk at my place, but they're all honest, and though we do lie-because I lie, too-in the end we'll lie our way to the truth

There is only one way to salvation, and that is to make yourself responsible for all men's sins. As soon as you make yourself responsible in all sincerity for everything and for everyone, you will see at once that this is really so, and that you are in fact to blame for everyone and for all things.

And though I suffer for you, yet it eases my heart to suffer for you.

Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you.

Suppose, gentleman, that man is not stupid.