What I do not like about our definitions of genius is that there is in them nothing of the day of judgment, nothing of resounding through eternity and nothing of the footsteps of the Almighty.

We do not think good metaphors are anything very important, but I think that a good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on...

If it is permissible to write plays that are not intended to be seen, I should like to see who can prevent me from writing a book no one can read.

With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed with sword and excommunication have been repulsed.

Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.

It is the end that crowns us, not the fight.

In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In th…