"The more a man is himself, the more he is an offense."

"The present state of the world and the whole of life is diseased. If I were a doctor and were asked for my advice, I should reply: Create silence! Bring men to silence. The Word of God cannot be heard…"

"The absolute paradox is the truth."

"The greatest danger, that of losing one's own self, may pass off as quietly as if it were nothing; every other loss, an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc., is sure to be noticed."

"To be a woman is something so strange, so confusing and so complicated that only a woman could put up with it."