“A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.”

“By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him.”

“Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the folly—because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to god and there’s always the chance that a folly will.”

“The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly.”

“The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are.”

“The desire to write grows with writing.”

“Το πρώτο πράγμα που θα κάνω, όταν έχω χρήματα, είναι να αγοράσω ελληνικά βιβλία και κατόπιν θα αγοράσω ρούχα.”