“The echoes of childhood torments have great power, even when not brought to mind in such an inexplicable and horrifying way.”

“What a horrifying notion," he said. "A creature with the power to take over one's mind.”

“We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.”

“The question is not resolved in you, and there lies your great grief, for it urgently demands resolution...Even if it cannot be resolved in a positive way, it will never be resolved in the negative way either--you yourself know this property of your heart, and therein lies the whole of its torment. But thank the Creator that he has given you a lofty heart, capable of being tormented by such a torment, 'to set your mind on things that are above, for our true homeland is in heaven.' May God grant that your heart's decision overtake you still on earth, and may God bless your path!”

“There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point”

“Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character”