Amnesia may well be the highest sacrament in the great gray ritual of existence.

Madness, mayhem, erotic vandalism, devastation of innumerable souls - while we scream and perish, History licks a finger and turns the page.

Look at your body— A painted puppet, a poor toy Of jointed parts ready to collapse, A diseased and suffering thing With a head full of false imaginings. —The Dhammapada

Nonexistence never hurt anyone. Existence hurts everyone.

Most people learn to save themselves by artificially limiting the content of consciousness.

It has always seemed to me that my existence consisted purely and exclusively of nothing but the most outrageous nonsense.

The only value of this world lay in its power - at certain times - to suggest another world.

Officially there are no fates worse than death. Unofficially, there is a profusion of such fates. For some people, just living with the thought that they will die is a fate worse than death itself.

Everything is ultimately peculiar and ultimately ridiculous.

Consciousness has forced us into the paradoxical position of striving to be unself-conscious of what we are - hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.

To my mind, a well-developed sense of humor is the surest indication of a person's humanity, no matter how black and bitter that humor may be.

It might well appear to Sir Walter that there had been no quarrel. It was often the case that gentlemen did not observe the signs.

And yet the true creator is necessity, which is the mother of invention.

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.

When you act, you really have to give all of yourself, and if you're doing that purely for money, it's not healthy.

Patience is a conquering virtue.

I am dreading the publication, for it will be impossible not to mind what is said. I have exposed my heart to be shot at.

A sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That's what you need to make a legend survive.

I've always said, the harder the golf course, the better I play.

I only get writer's block about once a day.

50% of all married people are women