If life is an illusion it's a pretty painful one.

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.

The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.

The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America.

The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

In order to pass the time I told him the story of the German who ate the other German whom he’d met on the internet.

It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life.

Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.

The most stupid religion is Islam.

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

Just because Iran and Syria may recognize Assad's weaknesses doesn't necessarily mean that Assad recognizes his weaknesses.

As you warm to the ideas expressed in Total Recall, you find yourself reaching for your digital camera to record the moment just gone by.

Consider the bigger picture.....think things through and fully commit!

The faults and shortcomings we see in the members of our own ward or branch are of less consequence to us than one of the smallest in ourselves.

I take no leave of you, Miss Bennet: I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact.

The deeper within that you are coming from, the higher the perspective you’ll be able to have.

I grew up in a world where the social democratic state was the norm, not the exception.

Led Zeppelin. Queen. Deep Purple. These were the bands I listened to. I still listen to them.