“Religion and philosophy have different logics, speak different languages. Their logics are mutually exclusive, languages sometimes overlapping. It is hard to find something really common in them. I think I---a man in totally unconditional pursuit of happiness, whatever it is, wherever it lies---am only supposed to consider which of them has more in common with life!”

“That which is worth telling is not worth having.”

“Women prefer speaking to talking.”

“Politics is the only art whose artists regularly disown their masterpieces.”

“Be at peace with yourself, or you'll be at war with everyone.”

“Fortunately or unfortunately, the greatest authority on matters of life is life itself.”

“Perhaps, it is better to be decided than undecided. But it is certainly the best to stay decidedly undecided.”

“The only satisfactory thing about death is that our knowledge about it is unsatisfactory.”

“No exceptions to exceptions!”

“Limits are always extended, never broken.”

“World is so full of idiots that you can't even imagine to escape. The only solution is isolation. But it still spares one!”