“Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.”

“Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the running to spread the truth among such persons.”

“Old Man, right (sighing): Death to the fascists!”

“Why be a man when you can be a success.”

“Denn die einen sind im DunkelnUnd die anderen sind im Licht.Und man sieht nur die im LichteDie im Dunkeln sieht man nicht.”

“Who built the seven towers of Thebes?The books are filled with the names of kings.Was it kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone?...In the evening when the Chinese wall was finishedWhere did the masons go?...”

“For what's the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?”