"What is freedom? The will to be responsible for oneself. To hold oneself to the strictest standard, to be able to overcome shame, to be able to say no to one's desires."

"The most effective way to inflict pain on another person is to pretend that they don't exist."

"The more abstract the truth you want to teach, the more you must seduce the senses to it."

"Pity is the practice of nihilism."

"Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood."