The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose. - What Is Literature?

It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

If the risk is a return to repression and the terror of the Taliban, and there is a chance of success then we should not be afraid of this mission, even if it will be difficult.

Beautiful words on international solidarity don't mean a thing if we would quit after the smallest setback.