“You will not drown the truth in seas of blood”

“Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.”

“If it is true that only misfortune can awaken a man's soul, it is a bitter truth, one that is hard to hear and accept, and it is only natural that many people deny it and say it is better for a man to live on in a trance than to wake up to torture.”

“You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.”

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”

“What I'd like is to meet a man I could take off my hat to and say: "Thank you for having got born, and the longer you live the better.”

“Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.”