Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom.

I am not virtuous. Our sons will be if we shed enough blood to give them the right to be.

One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.

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

All I can do is make the best of what I am, become accustomed to it, evaluate the possibilities, and take advantage of them the best I can.

I’ve dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest. So gather me up, dear, fold me to your heart – and you’ll see how nice I can be.