“Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.”

“The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.”

“There is nothing new in art except talent.”

“In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.”

“Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.”

“If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to go on down until he reaches the bottom--there is no hope for him. Where could my salvation come from? How can I save myself? I cannot drink, because it makes my head ache. I never could write bad poetry. I cannot pray for strength and see anything lofty in the languor of my soul. Laziness is laziness and weakness weakness. I can find no other names for them. I am lost, I am lost; there is no doubt of that.”

“..when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing.”