"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not."
- André Gide
"The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity."
"I do not love men: I love what devours them."
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."
"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
"Yet I'm sure there's something more to be read in a man. People dare not -- they dare not turn the page. The laws of mimicry -- I call them the laws of fear. People are afraid to find themselves alone..."
"Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it."
"The color of truth is grey."
"God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved."
"What would a narrative of happiness be like? All that can be described is what prepares it, and then what destroys it."