"Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings – always darker, emptier, and simpler."

"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

"In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."

"The thought of suicide is a great comfort: with it one gets through many a bad night."