In every community there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don't mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably the most dangerous people seek the power. While in the parlors of indignation the right-thinking citizen brings his heart to a boil. (p. 51)

The two real problems in life are boredom and death.

A writer is a reader moved to emulation.

For God's sake,' the dog is saying, 'open the universe a little more!

A man must have limits and cannot give in to the wild desires to be everything and everyone and everything to everyone.

At moments I dislike having a face, a nose, lips, because he has them.

I’ve had all the monstrosity I want.