God the father, and even more often the devil himself, appears at times in the place of fate in the modern tragedy. Why is it thatthis has not induced any scholar to develop a theory of the diabolical genre?

One of the two is almost always a prevailing tendency of every author: either not to say some things which certainly should be said, or to say many things which did not need to be said. The first is the original sin of synthetic natures, the latter of analytical natures.

Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within Him do all spirits dwell. He is an abyss of individuality, the only infinite plenitude.

Good drama must be drastic.

Ideas are infinite, original, and lively divine thoughts.

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.

Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.