“He who strives for truth must express himself as simply as possible... Clements von Alexandrien.”

“And the truth must finally lie in that which every oppressed individual feels within himself but hasn't the courage to express”

“...when two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.”

“Because he does not strive, no one finds it possible to strive with him.”

“When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.”

“Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.Once you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.”