Dandies, who – as you know - scorn all emotions as being beneath them, and do not believe, like that simpleton Goethe, that astonishment can ever be a proper feeling for the human mind.

(it was) beautiful, like so many senseless things.

I did not want to be taken for a fool – the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

For with dandies, a joke is the only way of making yourself respected.

Night, which in Autumn seems to fall from the sky so suddenly, chilled us...

Hatred needs scorn. Scorn is hatred's nectar!

adulthood is depressing. for me at least. i cried at the death of every illusion harder than i cried at the death of friends.

I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer.

The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger.

Fantasy/science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars.'

The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion.

Things like depression and obesity are global challenges.

Think before thou speakest.

My experience as a pastor is lots of people have really toxic, dangerous, psychologically devastating images of God in their head, images of a God who's not good.

A human being is a problem in search of a solution.

I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.