Every representation, even of an orgy, is a sublimation.

New York is full of abandoned churches. A Godless city, but full of superstitions on every subject--art, money, sex, food, health.

Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.

Eccentricity is originality that leads nowhere.

Free competition exists inside shelters of law, custom, insurance, political approval, and carefully protected status.

Beauty and virtue: the most kissable ass in the world is no guarantee of good intentions.

Our detachments move us toward freedom and death.