“Any man who has got himself set over others and don't have any responsibility to something bigger than him is a son of a bitch.”

“Any artist who has ever created something worthwhile has done so by staying true to himself. You can't do it any other way.”

“Man is an animal who more than any other can adapt himself to all climates and circumstances.”

“Blessed is the man who devotes his life to something bigger than himself and finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.”

“Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.”

“Bad luck doesn't have any chinks in it," he said with deep bitterness. "I was born a son of a bitch and I'm going to die a son of a bitch.”