“The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.”

“Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit.”

“I think my quarry is illusion. I war against magic. I believe that, though illusion often cheers and comforts, it ultimately and invariably weakens and constricts the spirit.”

“It is wrong to bear children out of need, wrong to use a child to alleviate loneliness, wrong to provide purpose in life by reproducing another copy of oneself. It is wrong also to seek immortality by spewing one's germ into the future as though sperm contains your consciousness!”

“Like you, I have often wondered why fears reign at night. After twenty years of such wondering, I now believe that fears are not born of darkness; rather, fears are like stars - always there, but obscured by the glare of daylight.”

“Live right, he reminded himself, and have faith that good things will flow from you even if you never learn of them.”

“Ölümün son iyiliği, bir daha ölümün olmamasıdır.”