The wise needn't ask, the fool asks in vain.

Love's just one of the ways through, and it can go wrong, and miss. Pain never misses. But therefore we don't have much choice about enduring it! We will, whether we want to or not.

If one believes that words are acts, as I do, then one must hold writers responsible for what their words do.

They can send death at once, but life is slower.

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.

It is hard to swear when sex is not dirty and blasphemy does not exist.

If you evade suffering you also evade the chance of joy. Pleasure you may get, or pleasures, but you will not be fulfilled. You will not know what it is to come home.