"To be a revolutionary is to be a dreamer who knows how to make dreams come true."

"I am a product of the revolution."

"The revolution is not a dinner party, nor an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimo…"

"I am not afraid of death. I am afraid of dishonor."

"I reached the conclusion that the only way to save the world was to organize it on a socialist basis. And that was when I became a Marxist-Leninist."