To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in.

The moment one is on the side of life; peace and security drop out of consciousness. The only peace, the only security, is in fulfillment.

The learning we received only tended to obscure our vision. From the day we went to school we learned nothing; on the contrary, we were made obtuse, we were wrapped in a fog of words and abstractions.

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Hell is probably quite similar to most Paris bistros ... a bit overheated, somewhat too crowded, and a little too noisy for my tastes. The waiters will surely treat you rudely and the cashiers will always add a few extra francs to your bill but ... and this is the important part ... the food will be marvelous.

Madness is tonic and invigorating. It makes the sane more sane. The only ones who are unable to profit by it are the insane.

We're creators by permission, by grace as it were. No one creates alone, of and by himself. An artist is an instrument that registers something already existent, something which belongs to the whole world, and which, if he is an artist, he is compelled to give back to the world.