"You cannot believe what you are saying." "Well, no. Hardly ever. But the philosopher is like the poet. The latter composes ideal letters for an ideal nymph, only to plumb with his words the depths of passion. The philosopher tests the coldness of his gaze, to see how far he can undermine the fortress of bigotry."

What we honor as prudence in our elders is simply panic in action.

The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.

To survive, you must tell stories.

... luckily, Eden is soon populated. The ethical dimension begins when the other appears on the scene.

I believe that you can reach the point where there is no longer any difference between developing the habit of pretending to believe and developing the habit of believing.

Our most noted satirists are true columnists and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented exposé.