A madhouse of frenzied moneymaking and frenzied pleasure-seeking, with none of the corners chipped off. It is beautifully situatedand the air reminds one curiously of Edinburgh.

A Man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.

It is necessary that we stop, once for all, this ignorant meddling with other people's business. Each individual must be left free to follow his own path.

The key of joy is disobedience.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.

Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

Only the innocent know the peace of untroubled sleep. Confess sins, and you will sleep like a newborn babe.

We are merely pieces of a grander design, even more insignificant than I imagined. When the earth ceases to be, all those stars will shine on. Our deaths will mean nothing to them.

There may be responsible persons, but there are no guilty ones.

My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to my mother, I'd have some extra chores to do. My mother was instrumental in making me a pull hitter.

I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective tariff.

I remember the very first suit I bought. It was a three-piece denim suit with bell-bottoms.

There is nothing outside of the text. [Fr., Il n'y a pas de hors-texte.]

Games are not so bad because the adrenalin keeps you going, but training on a daily basis when every time you move it hurts, that is a real battle.

Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.

Even in this world where you’re getting everything you need and having this nice life, there’s still loneliness and longing and disconnection.