She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist.
When rich people fight wars with one another, poor people are the ones to die.
Ah! yes, I know: those who see me rarely trust my word: I must look too intelligent to keep it.
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Lord, you have cursed Cain and Cain’s children: thy will be done. You have allowed men’s hearts to be corrupted, that their intentions be rotten, that their actions putrefy and stink: thy will be done.
Everything is gratuitous, this garden, this city and myself. When you suddenly realize it, it makes you feel sick and everything begins to drift . . . that's nausea.