“To remain unknown in this modern world: that, indeed, is real power.”
“Amongst the many trials to which the human mind is subjected, that of holding intercourse, real or imaginary, with the world of spirits: of finding itself alone with a being terrific and awful, whose nature and power are unknown, has been justly considered the most severe.”
“The world and the friends that lived in it are shadows: you alone remain real in this drowsing room.”
“True power is in the unknown.”
“Of all that I have possessed in my life, my memories are the only things remaining to me. Indeed, I believe that memories are the only real treasure any human can hope to hold always.”
“Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent.”