I had a glorious father, I had no father at all.

Human beings are mercifully so constituted as to be able to conceal from themselves what they intend to do until they are well into the doing of it.

Were it possible for us to wait for ourselves to come into the room, not many of us would find our hearts breaking into flower as we heard the door handle turn.

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical immortality and triumph over the fear of death.

There is nothing more frightening than the faces of people whom one does not know but who seem to know one, and be amused by one.

The choice between law and justice is an easy one for courageous minds.