I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted.

I believe, I desire, that social and economic ills may be remedied.

Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself.

So it comes to this; one doesn’t need rest. Why bother about sleep if one isn’t sleepy? That stands to reason, doesn’t it? Wait a minute, there’s a snag somewhere; something disagreeable. Why, now, should it be disagreeable? …Ah, I see; it’s life without a break.

When my relations with the Communist Party gave me the necessary perspective I decided to write my autobiography. I wanted to show how a man can pass from literature held sacred to action which nevertheless remains that of an intellectual.

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves.

Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him.