Civilization is sterilization.

Well... ...That's what you always forget, isn't it? I mean, you forget to pay attention to what's happening. And that's the same as not being here and now.

Ignore death up to the last moment; then, when it can't be ignored any longer, have yourself squirted full of morphia and shuffle off in a coma. Thoroughly sensible, humane and scientific, eh?

The only consistent people are the dead

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is high; in reality, very low.

The more you know, the more you see

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it.