“This whole thing is not about heroism. It's about decency. It may seem a ridiculous idea, but the only way to fight the plague is with decency.”

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.

There are more things to admire in men than to despise.

Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It happens every day.

The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.