Most religions do not make men better, only warier.

Understanding, as we understand it, is misunderstanding.

Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.

Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you.

Speak as though it were the last sentence allowed you.

The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.