“We all nurture impulses which promise freedom from the demands of others, even if that freedom means death.”

“Our nemesis is time, against which we have a single ally, memory, and even it betrays us.”

“In literature and in life we ultimately pursue, not conclusions, but beginnings.”

“If you think about it long enough, you see that the paradox is actually pointing you to the idea that we have no freedom whatsoever. If we're forced to use free will, what meaning does freedom have?”

“Freedom is an inside job.”

“Freedom is the only thing we must demand in life, for all other good things stem from it”

“Self-discipline is a form of freedom. Freedom from laziness and lethargy, freedom from expectations and demands of others, freedom from weakness and fear -- and doubt.”