Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.

Surely every one realizes, at some point along the way, that he is capable of living a far better life than the one he has chosen.

All my Calvaries were rosy crucifixions, pseudo-tragedies to keep the fires of hell burning brightly for the real sinners who are in danger of being forgotten.

There are moments when the elixir of life rises to such over−brimming splendor that the soul spills over. In the seraphic smile of the Madonnas the soul is seen to flood the psyche. The moon of the face becomes full; the equation is perfect. A minute, a half−minute, a second later, the miracle has passed. Something intangible , something inexplicable, was given out-and received.

Plots and character don't make life. Life is here and now, anytime you say the word, anytime you let her rip.

To the man whose senses are alive and alert there is not even the need to stir from one's threshold.

Those interested in celestial navigation are advised to first obtain a rudimentary knowledge of integral calculus, phlebotomy, astral physics and related subjects. The use of liquor is strictly forbidden on interplanetary flights.