We are all giants, raised by pygmies, who have learned to walk with a perpetual mental crouch.

I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.

The devil is only a convenient myth invented by the real malefactors of our world.

It's not true unless it makes you laugh, but you don't understand it until it makes you weep.

The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.

In order to eat, you have to be hungry. In order to learn, you have to be ignorant. Ignorance is a condition of learning. Pain is a condition of health. Passion is a condition of thought. Death is a condition of life.

The things that hinder me are opportunities to learn more and develop further.