"Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns somersaults when there is no whip."

"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection."

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."

"One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool."

"The best books, he perceived, are those that tell you what you know already."