The more I wrote, the more I became a human being. The writing may have seemed monstrous (to some) for it was a violation, but I became a more human individual because of it. I was getting the poison out of my system.

There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy.

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.

It is almost banal to say so yet it needs to be stressed continually: all is creation, all is change, all is flux, all is metamorphosis.

I demanded a realm in which I should be both master and slave at the same time: The world of art is the only such realm.

But it's just because the chances are all against you, just because there is so little hope, that life is sweet over here.

The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues.You can't separate them. They're wedded.