Novelist

One must not cheat anyone, not even the world of its victory.

Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so.

If I shall exist eternally, how shall I exist tomorrow?

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

Dalam sains, seseorang mencoba memberi tahu orang-orang, sedemikian rupa sehingga dapat dipahami oleh semua orang, sesuatu yang tidak pernah diketahui siapa pun sebelumnya. Tapi dalam puisi, justru sebaliknya.

Saya memiliki perasaan sejati tentang diri saya sendiri hanya ketika saya sangat tidak bahagia.

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists.

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

The experience of life consists of the experience which the spirit has of itself in matter and as matter, in mind and as mind, in emotion, as emotion, etc.

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.

Anda hanya harus membaca buku-buku yang menggigit dan menyengat.

Arti hidup adalah bahwa ia berhenti.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Cinta adalah, bahwa kamu adalah pisau, dengan yang saya menggali sendiri.

Setiap ideal menghasilkan banyak orang suci sebagai martir.

If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.