"I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions."

"Dat's what makes a man and woman. It's in de mind. It ain't in de body."

"I love myself when I am laughing… and then again when I am looking mean and impressive."

"My soul is too deep for tears."

"It seems to me that the human race is like a cut-glass dish. This time it is a dark color, next time it is a lighter color; but it is always the same dish."