"The postmodernists, they're trying to dismantle everything, and they don't have any idea what they're going to put in its place."

"Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping."

"The idea that you can just be a good person without effort is a very naive idea. Goodness requires effort."

"The idea that empathy is the highest virtue is a very dangerous idea. Sometimes you have to be tough."

"You can't just be happy. You have to be strong. You have to be courageous. You have to be able to bear the burden of being alive."