It is one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of exhilaration; there are always comparisons which can be made with worse times: even in danger and misery the pendulum swings.

Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance.

The argument of danger only applies to those who live in relative safety.

It was as though our love were a small creature caught in a trap and bleeding to death: I had to shut my eyes and wring its neck.

My passion for Sarah had killed simple lust forever. Never again would I be able to enjoy a woman without love.

American bankers believe in the personal touch; the teller conveys a sense that he happens to be there accidentally and he is overjoyed at the lucky chance of the encounter.