The creator's concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite's concern is the conquest of men.

Only the man who extols the purity of love devoid of desire, is capable of the depravity of a desire devoid of love.

A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.

He wanted her. He knew where to find her. He waited. It amused him to wait, because he knew that the waiting was unbearable to her. He knew that his absence bound her to him in a manner more complete and humiliating than his presence could enforce. He was giving her time to attempt an escape, in order to let her know her own helplessness when he chose to see her again.

Mr. Ward, what is it that the foulest bastards on earth denounce us for, among other things? Oh yes, for our motto of 'Business as usual.' Well-business as usual, Mr. Ward!

The age of the skyscraper is gone. This is the age of the housing project. Which is always a prelude to the age of the cave.

Whenever destroyers appear among men, they start by destroying money, for money is men's protection, and the base of a moral existence.