“Don't tell me what's necessary, you presumptupus pup. What's necessary is whatever I wish to do, regardless of how unnecessary it might be.”

“If you were sick…you would do whatever necessary to get better.
So why don't we do the same for the Earth?”

“I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely.”

“I don't know. It's been terribly hard for me. How do I know you won't do it again?'
'Nobody is ever quite sure of what they will do. You aren't sure what you might do.”

“I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.”

“Nobody tells me what to do in my book. I can do whatever I wish and to whomever I want. It is fun for me. It calms the chaos inside my mind. That is why I write.”

“What do you mean, you "don't believe in homosexuality?" It's not like the Easter Bunny, your belief isn't necessary.”

“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

“Because most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you'll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, “Is this necessary?” But we need to eliminate unnecessary assumptions as well. To eliminate the unnecessary actions that follow.”

“I'm not a tyrant, but I can't afford to be merciful. Whatever it is necessary to do, I will do it.”