"One would have to lose one's wits to believe in a God, and to become a complete imbecile to adore Him."

"The greatest pleasure is to imagine what is impossible."

"I write for myself, and for those who resemble me."

"First ourselves, then the others: this is Nature's order of progression. Consequently, we must show no respect, no quarter for others as soon as they have shown that our misfortune or our ruin is the …"

"We are no guiltier in following the primative impulses that govern us than is the Nile for her floods or the sea for her waves."