I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey.

Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.

A pacifist male is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described "pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.

A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.

The less respect an older person deserves the more certain he is to demand it from anyone younger.

Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes.