All power is in essence power to deny mortality.
The road to creativity passes so close to the madhouse and often detours or ends there.
What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know that one is food for worms.
Love is the problem of an animal.
Horror alone brings peace of mind.
Man's natural and inevitable urge to deny mortality and achieve a heroic self-image are the root causes of human evil.