Myself is thus and so, and will continue thus and so. And why fight it? My balance comes from instability.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

We talk of wild animals but man is the only wild animal. It is man that has broken out. All other animals are tame animals

There I was, casually wishing that I could stop existing in the same way you'd want to leave an empty room or mute an unbearably repetitive noise.

...when I see a man or woman alone, he or she looks mysterious to me, which is only to say that for a moment I see another human being clearly.

Brie's expiration date on revenge was never.

It was the kind of place where hard drinkers came to wrestle their demons while fallen angels drank alone in dark smoky corners.

The world is full of unused corners.

Art is the act of triggering deep memories, of what it means to be fully human.

Patience is grossly underestimated.

Because he should want to be in a relationship with me! I’m friggin’ awesome.

If you cannot find a group whose consciousness matches your own, be the source of one. Others of like consciousness will be drawn to you.