There is the happiness which comes from creative effort. The joy of dreaming, creating, building, whether in painting a picture, writing an epic, singing a song, composing a symphony, devising new invention, creating a vast industry.

Sin, guilt, neurosis; they are one and the same, the fruit of the tree of knowledge.

The best technique is none at all.

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

The word civilization to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don't believe in the golden ages, you see... civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.

Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others.

For one crime which is expiated in prison ten thousand are committed thoughtlessly by those who condemn.