I had once believed that we were all masters of our fate--that we could mold our lives into any form we pleased... I had overcome deafness and blindness sufficiently to be happy, and I supposed that anyone could come out victorious if he threw himself valiantly into life's struggle. But as I went more and more about the country I learned that I had spoken with assurance on a subject I knew little about... I learned that the power to rise in the world is not within the reach of everyone.

Things must be felt with the heart.

Better to be blind and see with your heart, than to have two good eyes and see nothing.

History is a record of the incessant struggle of humanity against ignorance and oppression.

Literature is my Utopia

Gullibility is the key to all adventures. The greenhorn is the ultimate victor in everything; it is he who gets the most out of life.

I believe humility is a virtue, but I prefer not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.