Posterity has never made the grave's embrace less cruel. It simply assuages our fear of death, because there is no better cure for out inevitable morality then the illusion of a beautiful eternity. But there is one illusion I still hold dear: that is the thought of an enlightened nation. That is the only future I still dream of.

It seems that the whole world is beginning to decay, and that its putrefaction has chosen to spread outward from here, from the land of the Pashtuns, where desertification proceeds at a steady, implacable crawl even in the consciences and intellects of men.

You can know all there is to know about life and mankind, but what do you really know about yourself?

Music is the true breath of life. We eat so we won't starve to death. We sing so we can hear ourselves live.

Get a grip on yourself. there's only one god here on earth, and that's you. If you don't like the world, make one you like better.

Posterity has never made the grave's embrace less cruel. It simply assuages our fear of death, because there is no better cure for out inevitable morality then the illusion of a beautiful eternity. But there is one illusion I still hold dear: that is the thought of an enlightened nation. That is the only future I still dream of.

There's nothing, absolutely nothing, more important than your life. And your life isn't more important than other people's lives.