“If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?”

“Sane and intelligent human beings are like all other human beings, and carefully and cautiously and diligently conceal their private real opinions from the world and give out fictitious ones in their stead for general consumption.”

“Brother, I’m not depressed and haven’t lost spirit. Life everywhere is life, life is in ourselves and not in the external. There will be people near me, and to be a human being among human beings, and remain one forever, no matter what misfortunes befall, not to become depressed, and not to falter – this is what life is, herein lies its task.”

“Can one drown in one's element... If fish can drown in water, can human beings suffocate in air?”

“Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.”

“One never quite stops believing, some doubt remains forever".”