"I would rather be whole than good."

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."

"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism."

"Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other."

"The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life."