I saw a poet chase a butterfly in a meadow. He put his net on a bench where a boy sat reading a book. It's a misfortune that it is usually the other way round.

Prussia: freedom of movement with a muzzle. Austria: an isolation cell in which screaming is allowed.

It is a mystery to me how a theologian can be praised for having brought himself to disbelieve dogmas. I've always thought that those who have brought themselves to believe in dogmas merit the true recognition owing a heroic deed.

The agitator seizes the word. The artist is seized by it.

How do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists, then believe what they read.

To be human is erroneous.

I am not for women but against men.