“I understand regicide as a means of obtaining vengeance for the ruin of our lives, but regicide as a means of obtaining political freedom I could never understand.”
“I soon came to understand that drink, tobacco and prostitutes were all great means if dissipating (even for a few moments) my dread for human beings. I came even to feel that if I had to sell every last possession to obtain these means of escape, it would be well worth it.”
“We live through the belief of children...Regicide is suicide, citizens. Inscribe that in your hearts. The Great Pretend is a fragile construct.”
“I didn't understand how you could live in a mean world and not have any of that meanness rub off on you. How could a guy live without meanness?”
“To obtain victory by any means and with any weapon.”
“If men will not understand the meaning of judgement, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace.”