The American white man (not to speak of the Indian, the Negro, the Mexican) hasn't a ghost of a chance. If he has any talent he's doomed to have it crushed one way or another. The American way is to seduce a man by bribery and make a prostitute of him. Or else to ignore him, starve him into submission and make a hack of him.

The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don't believe in the golden ages, you see... civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Don't look for miracles. You yourself are the miracle.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.

Do not be duped by little duties. Do not be a chore man all your days.