All of the significant battles are waged within the self.

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

I think Dostoevsky was right, that every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell.

It was not really possible to understand oneself, let alone another human being.

I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

May God defend me from myself.

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.