In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit of sanity can be a form of madness, too

To tell the truth I never had it so good. But I lacked the strength of character to bear such joy.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

And I said to myself that unless you conceive Death to be a violent guerrilla and kidnaper who snatches those you love, and if you are not cowardly and cannot submit to such terrorism as civilized people now do in every department of life, you must pursue and inquire and explore every possibility and seek everywhere and try everything.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

The two real problems in life are boredom and death.

Alternatives, and particularly desirable alternatives, grow only on imaginary trees.