[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time.

I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capability to the changing phase of existence which can make itself appeal to every age... I have studied him - the wonderful man, and in my opinion far from being an Anti-Christ he must be called the Saviour of Humanity.

The fact is that the intrinsic worth of the book, play or whatever the author is trying to sell is the least, last factor in the the whole transaction.

Imprisonment is as irrevocable as death.

A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutrient from cows.

I hope you have lost your good looks, for while they last any fool can adore you, and the adoration of fools is bad for the soul.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor.