My God died young. Theolatry i found Degrading, and its premises, unsound. No free man needs God; but was I free?

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

You’re beautiful when you do that.”She dropped her gaze to his. “What’s that?”“Smile.

Success is more than a desire

If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.

Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism, it can change the destiny of humankind.

Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.

Our destinies are our own, if we have the courage to take control of them.

Just a little every day That's the way Children learn to read and write Bit by bit and mite by mite.

On birthdays I avoid taking hasty or impulsive measures.

Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day

When Peter Beardsley appears on television, daleks hide behind the sofa.