The only domain where the divine is visible is that of art, whatever name we choose to call it.

I don't argue with my enemies; I explain to their children.

Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything.

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman.

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real.

One can fool life for a long time, but in the end it always makes us what we were intended to be.

The truth about a man lies first and foremost in what he hides.