This is the true joy of life-the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown to the scrap-heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish clod of ailments and grievances.

Greatness is one of the sensations of littleness

Everybody who does not live in a prostitute's bed and on a diet of cocaine snow is called an ascetic nowadays.

There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

A succession of eye-openers each involving the repudiation of some previously held belief.

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

The way to deal with worldly people is to frighten them by repeating their scandalous whisperings aloud.