The right to choose death when life no longer holds meaning is not only the next liberation but the last human right.

In the race for money some men may come first, but man comes last.

The world of sight is still limitless. It is the artist who limits vision to the cramped dimensions of his own ego.

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained.

The real demon is success-the anxieties engendered by this quest are relentless, degrading, corroding. What is worse, there is no end to this escalation of desire.

the incredible new medical technology has made it possible for highly disciplined teams of surgeons ... to keep stricken organisms alive even if the brain is irretrievably damaged or lung and heart incapable of functioning without mechanical help. Now it is not dust to dust, but human to vegetable.

Art can excite, titillate, please, entertain, and sometimes shock; but its ultimate function is to ennoble.