“One may not give one's soul to a devil of hate — and remain forever scatheless.”

“For the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the tormented souls and on the other the devils in it.”

“One never quite stops believing, some doubt remains forever".”

“Where the abyss of his wisdom is, he will teach you what he is, and with what wondrous sweetness the loved one and the Beloved dwell one in the other, and how they penetrate each other in such a way that neither of the two distinguishes himself from the other. But they abide in one another in fruition, mouth in mouth, heart in heart, body in body, and soul in soul, while one sweet divine nature flows through them both and being in each other they are both one and they remain completely one -- yes, and remain so forever.”

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”

“For the ones who are called saints by human opinion on earth may very well be devils, and their light may very well be darkness”

“It was one of the oldest tricks of mob-management: give them a hate figure.”

“But the soul has no culture. The soul has no nations. The soul has no colour or accent or way of life. The soul is forever. The soul is one. And when the heart has its moment of truth and sorrow, the soul can't be stilled.”

“because to influence a person is to give one's own soul.”

“Algebra is the offer made by the devil to the mathematician. The devil says: `I will give you this powerful machine, it will answer any question you like. All you need to do is give me your soul: give up geometry and you will have this marvellous machine.”