Nobody likes having salt rubbed into their wounds even if it is the salt of the earth.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.

The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

When it's possible for you to dream, it's not impossible to achieve.

Kayleigh was right. Without the pills, you really do feel nothing.And nothing can be nice.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

The apparent foolishness of others is but too frequently our own ignorance.

You've gotta wonder what kind of vibe you're putting out there if you're having really creepy people come talk to you.

There's a lot of evidence in evolutionary sciences that show that altruism and acting in ways that are empathetic to others are actually beneficial on an evolutionary basis.

For me it is really important to have a story with blood in the veins, there are bad tempers and good tempers.

I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of.