Every murder strikes at the heart of civilization; it is an attack on all mankind.

cruelty is the only thing that strikes me as completely unforgivable. The unpardonable sin.

There's no disillusionment like learning that forbidden fruit can be unpleasant.

The strength of weak people constantly appalls me. Have you ever seen a vine kill an oak tree? Deadly.

It's easy to respond to the hate cries, usually carefully wrapped up in a flag. Perhaps hate is the greatest simplifier of them all. It's the man with the throb in his voice, the man with the easy formula, the man who tries to shout to my emotions instead of speaking to my mind, the man who is sure he is right that I run from like hell.

The young never take anything seriously if it sounds simple.

The only love from which a man never recuperates is the one he never had. The eternal and untarnished illusion.