...every human being is doomed to die, which is the greatest of all failures.

To die hating them, that was freedom.

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

It is bound to be a failure, every book is a failure, but I do know with some clarity what kind of book I want to write.