His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god. He preferred to drop the Maha- and the -atman, however, and called himself Sam. He never claimed to be a god, but then he never claimed not to be a god.

That's life: trust and you're betrayed; don't trust and you betray yourself.

There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities.

I enjoy slaughtering beasts, and I think of my relatives constantly.

While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love.

When inspiration is silent reason tires quickly.

I have decided, it is fruitless. For I am no longer sure of anything concerning my existance. A philosopher is a dead poet and a dying theologian.