I’ll parade with those who are alone like me. They exist. They are very few, but they exist. I’ll find them.

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!

Finally [Indira Ganhi] called a beautiful dark little boy who was playing on the lawn, and embracing him tenderly, murmured, 'This is my grandchild; this is the man I love most in the world.' It was a strange sensation to watch this very powerful woman embracing a child.

I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.

Life is such an effort, Child. It's a war that is renewed each day, and its moments of joy are brief parentheses for which you pay a cruel price.

I’ll parade with those who are alone like me. They exist. They are very few, but they exist. I’ll find them.