"A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends."

"A sedentary life is the real sin against the Holy Spirit."

"The best way to spend the day is to run it in such a way that you don't even need to remember it."

"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

"The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell."