"In this book I do not intend to give a blow-by-blow description of a sex bout: I find them inartistic, clinical and unpoetic. The circumstances that lead up to sex I find more interesting."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"They say communism may spread out all over the world. And I say – so what?"

"Let us strive for the impossible."

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."