"In truth, man is a polluted river. One must be a sea to receive a polluted river without becoming defiled. I bring you the Superman! He is that sea; in him your great contempt can be submerged."

"The last Christian died on the cross."

"Untroubled, scornful, outrageous – that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior."

"I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time."

"The strength of a person's spirit is measured by how much truth he can comprehend without any softening."