A man's every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body.

"A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist."

I believe in one, incomprehensible God, the immortality of the soul and eternal retribution for our acts.

Is it possible to say what one really feels?

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.

By patriotism is meant, not only spontaneous, instinctive love for one's own nation, and preference for it above all other nations, but also the belief that such love and preference are good and useful.

In a writer there must always be two people - the writer and the critic.