"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."

"Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence."

"Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag."

"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts t…"

"I would rather be a rebel than a slave."