It is no use lying to one's self.

It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine-sewn.

The great secret of power is never to will to do more than you can accomplish.

A party is like a sausage machine, it grinds up all sorts of heads together into the same baloney.

Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.

In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.

It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.