I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.

Evil is a necessary part of the order of the universe.

So long as some are strong and some are weak, the weak will be driven to the wall.

I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.

People are always a little disconcerted when you don't recognize them, they are so important to themselves, it is a shock to discover of what small importance they are to others. [The human element]

I am afraid of people with too much charm. They devour you. In the end you are made a sacrifice to the exercise of their fascinating gift and their insincerity.