I seem to have the blind self-acceptance of the eccentric who can't conceive that his eccentricities are not clearly understood.

... an era of turmoil and ideological confusion, the principal phenomenon of the present age.

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.

Open discussion of many major public questions has for some time now been taboo. We can't open our mouths without being denounced as racists, misogynists, supremacists, imperialists or fascists. As for the media, they stand ready to trash anyone so designated.

If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.

Love is the most potent cosmetic.

Nobody asks you to love the whole world, only to be honest, ehrlich. Don't have a loud mouth. The more you love people the more they'll mix you up. A child loves, a person respects. Respect is better than love.