The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

I find it easy to forgive the man who invented a devilish instrument like dynamite, but how can one ever forgive the diabolical mind that invented the Nobel Prize in Literature?

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions.

Syllables govern the world.

God is on the side of the big battalions.