I used to think a bird couldn't fly if its wings got wet.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

This is not a book in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of art, a kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty... what you will.

He saw that science had become as great a hoax as religion, that nationalism was a farce, patriotism a fraud, education a form of leprosy, and that morals were for cannibals

A man of good will with a little effort and belief in his own powers can enjoy a deep, tranquil, rich life - provided he go his own way.... To live one's own life is still the best way of life, always was and always will be.

Think only what is right there, what is right under your nose to do. It's such a simple thing - that's why people can't do it.

The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses.