Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.