“Fear exists before and after, but not while the shots are being fired, because, at that moment, you see men at their very limit, capable of the most heroic of actions and the most inhumane.”

“People who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts. (Petrov)”

“Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death.”

“The wisest thing in the world is to cry out before you are hurt. It is no good to cry out after you are hurt; especially after you are mortally hurt. People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists.”

“you are absolutely the most ethereal, least sensual woman I ever knew to exist without inhuman sexlessness.”

“Curiosity is the most fleeting of pleasures; the moment is satisfied, it ceases to exist and it always proves very, very expensive.”