"I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible."

"I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money."

"I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time."

"Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck."

"A humble soul understands that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals."

"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."