To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.
“It was at this moment that I wrote my first important paper in theoretical physics. I was 32 years old, 5 years beyond the alleged age of senility for theorists.”
“But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to cultivate and healthy surroundings - then, I thought, there will be for them a better opportunity of a happy family life.”