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"The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions."
Being
"I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan."
Criticism
"The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same."
Doubt
"A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it."
Power
"One must either take an interest in the human situation or else parade before the void."
Interest
"Nothing leads the scientist so astray as a premature truth."
Truth
"It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed."
Deep
"I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance."
Appearance
"Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become."
Man
"My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists."
Pessimism
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"Books were this wonderful escape for me because I could open a book and disappear into it, and that was the only way out of that house when I was a kid."
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"At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity."
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"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."
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"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."
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"Every book is worth reading. If it cannot make you wiser it will make you a critic."
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"I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad."
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"What five books would I like to be remembered for? Well... Tau Zero, I like that one especially. It was somewhat of a tour de force, and I think it got across what I was trying for."
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"I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part."
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"I feel less alone when I read the books of Ratzinger."
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"There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over."
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