How small the vastest of human catastrophes may seem, at a distance of a few million miles.

Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties.

There comes a moment in the day when you have written your pages in the morning, attended to your correspondence in the afternoon, and have nothing further to do. Then comes that hour when you are bored; that's the time for sex.

Books-bright windows in this life of ours, lit by the shining souls of men.

The man who raises a fist has run out of ideas.

There is no remorse like a remorse of chess. It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess.

You must follow me carefully. I shall have to controvert one or two ideas that are almost universally accepted. The geometry, for instance, they taught you at school is founded on a misconception.