All orthodox opinion - that is, today, "revolutionary" opinion either of the pure or the impure variety - is anti-man.

Spain is an overflow of sombreness . . . a strong and threatening tide of history meets you at the frontier.

Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator.

Sadistic excess attempts to reach roughly and by harshness what art reaches by fineness.

All orthodox opinion - that is, today, "revolutionary" opinion either of the pure or the impure variety - is anti-man.

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.

Revolution today is taken for granted, and in consequence becomes rather dull.