"A great writer is, so to speak, a second government in his country. And for that reason no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones."

"The world is not split into countries and classes, but into good and evil."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty."

"I am not afraid of death; I am afraid of a life unlived."