A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.

All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.

Writing is the supreme solace.

Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.

The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.

There is no object to life. To nature nothing matters but the continuation of the species.

I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be able to keep myself from regretting bitterly the life that has brought me to such a pass; but I disown that regret. I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.