History is the myth, the true myth, of man's fall made manifest in time.

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen.

Every time you come to the limit of what is demanded of you, you are faced with the same problem-to be yourself!

As far as history goes I am dead. If there is something beyond I shall have to bounce back. I have found God, but he is insufficient. I am only spiritually dead. Physically I am alive. Morally I am free. The world which I have departed is a menagerie.

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.

We should not stop to reflect, compare, analyze, possess, but flow on and through, endlessly, like music.