The Satanist realizes that man, and the action and reaction of the universe, is responsible for everything, and doesn't mislead himself into thinking that someone cares.

Don't waste your time with people who will ultimately destroy you, but concentrate instead on those who will appreciate your responsibility to them, and, likewise, feel responsible to you.

I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year.

Up is down, pleasure is pain, darkness is light, slavery is freedom, madness is sanity.

Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat.

The Atheist complains about the wind. The Christian prays for it to change. The Satanist adjusts his sails.

If you're going to be a sinner, be the best sinner on the block.

Hate your enemy with a whole heart, and if a man smite you on one cheek, SMASH him on the other!

Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!

Behold the crucifix; what does it symbolize? Pallid incompetence hanging on a tree.

There are many who would take my time. I shun them. There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them.

If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver.

In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually no poetry readings.

Sometimes I feel like putting on a blazer with just a T-shirt.

In New Orleans, you can pitch a rock and hit a great trumpeter.

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life.

There are people who can believe anything they wish. What lucky creatures!

After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.

We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.

There's always something new by looking at the same thing over and over.

Here the term 'language-game' is meant to bring into prominence the fact that the speaking of language is part of an activity, of a form of life.