I am dedicated to the belief that it is God's will that all men should strive for wisdom in themselves, not look to it from some other. Babes, perhaps, must have their food chewed for them by a nurse, but men may drink and eat of wisdom for themselves.

What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife?

Of all things we mortals are called upon to do, the most difficult is forgiveness; in order to truly do it, you will probably have to behave as if you already have forgiven for quite a while before you have actually done so.

Remain true to yourself, child. If you know your own heart, you will always have one friend who does not lie.

On one occasion I shared a bed with about seven other people, but we were all having a party overnight

I know all about endings. It is beginnings that elude me.

A woman is never free to bear a child unless she is also free to abort it.