"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

"The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience."

"A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones."

"The first step in the direction of a better life is to acknowledge the ugly truth. The second step is to overcome the fear of speaking out."