If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.

If you want an open society, you have to put up with the chaos.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.

Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me read more

Act, if you like, but you do it at your peril. Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose read more

I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.

Every day silence harvests its victims. Silence is a mortal illness.

Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

Even Pain pricks to livelier living.

All children are potential victims, dependent upon the world's good will.

All children are potential victims, dependent upon the world's good will.

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of read more

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.