"The last act is bloody, however fine all the rest of the play, — at the last a little earth is thrown upon our head, and that is the end forever."

"There is a void in the heart of every man which only God can fill."

"It is not good to be too free."

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

"We are so unhappy that we can only be happy by diversion."