“People souldn't be allowed to decide that they wished to remain a hostage”

“The first two times, I said "Sorry" just out of habit, and then decided that being a hostage means never having to say you're sorry.”

“Experience teaches that for most people there is a limit beyond which their constitution cannot comply with the demands of civilization. All who wish to reach a higher standard than their constitution will allow, fall victims to neurosis. It would have been better for them if they could have remained less "perfect".”

“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. ”

“Religion allows people to ignore the needs of real beings in favour of the supposed wishes of a being that does not exist.”

“Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.”