Desire has no history.

Whoever invented marriage was an ingenious tormentor. It is an institution committed to the dulling of the feelings. The whole point of marriage is repetition. The best it aims for is the creation of strong, mutual dependencies.

When comedy fails, seriousness begins to leak back in.

Communism is fascism with a human face.

In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself.

The life of the creative man is lead, directed and controlled by boredom. Avoiding boredom is one of our most important purposes.

False values begin with the worship of things.