When Satan's not in the mood, virtue triumphs. Hasn't even Satan a right not to be in the mood once in a while?

Lies that do not hurt, which are different from lies that protect oneself or hurt another person. That is not my business. But the truth is mostly very boring, and you can help it along with lies. There is no harm in that.

In general, I agree with Jacob Grimm and feel that we ought to permit changes and uncontrolled growth in language. Even though that also allows potentially threatening new words to develop, language needs the chance to constantly renew itself.

Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is black charcoal crushing white paper.

One of the mistakes the Germans made ... was that they were not brave enough to be afraid.

I catch myself judging myself as that 13-year-old boy, who, of course, rightfully points out that he is only a child. And my membership - well, I was drafted into the Waffen-SS and didn't exactly volunteer, which was just as idiotic. I wanted to be on the submarines and then ended up with the Waffen-SS.

I have found that words that are loaded with pathos and create a seductive euphoria are apt to promote nonsense.