For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt.

Rebels seldom make good revolutionaries, because organized action, even union with other people, is not possible for them.

No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about earthquakes.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

Decisions, particularly important ones, have always made me sleepy, perhaps because I know that I will have to make them by instinct, and thinking things out is only what other people tell me I should do.

But maybe half a lie is worse than a real lie.

One sits uncomfortably on a too comfortable cushion.