My life has been tragic and disastrous since birth.

. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable.

Animals do not betray; they do not exploit; they do not oppress; they do not enslave; they do not sin. They have their being, and their being is honest, and who can say this of man?

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted.

Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die.