I know very dimly when I start what's going to happen. I just have a very general idea, and then the thing develops as I write.

It's a very salutary thing to realize that the rather dull universe in which most of us spend most of our time is not the only universe there is. I think it's healthy that people should have this experience.

which is better - to be born stupid into an intelligent society or intelligent into an insane one?

For in spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody.

God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.

Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and 6 of those words are devoted to asking god not to lead us into temptation.

When people are suspicious with you, you start being suspicious with them.