The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original philosophical genius.

Seek first the Kingdom of God: that is, the first order of business is to transform one's own inner life, not the accumulation of external trappings of speculative knowledge.

Deconstruction is not meant to be a soft sighing for the future, but a way of deciding now and being impassioned in a moment.

That's what we all do : endlessly take the long way around.

My child, wilt thou not at this time cry unto me, 'Abba, Father?'

It's all in her walk, a cartoon swagger. Part Jayne Mansfield, part Muhammad Ali. Men never know if it's an invitation upstairs or an invitation outside.

No argument can persuade me to like oysters if I do not like them. In other words, the disturbing thing about matters of taste is that they are not communicable.

Oh! how many times we die before death!

I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very passionate about it.

Daft as a brush? I'm daft, but I'm not daft as a brush!

I am still comfortable with my body, because I'm like, What's not to be comfortable with? I mean, it's just my nature.

I shopped with G-Dragon a long time ago but now that we live together, I can't buy clothes with him.

I'd like a drink. I desire to forget life. Life is a hideous invention by somebody I don't know. It doesn't last, and it's good for nothing. You break your neck simply living.