Nihilism Quotes

The continuation of man’s life is more attributable to his fear of death than it is to his desire to live. As a matter of fact, in countless cases, it is attributable to only the former.

Even the faded flower denies nothingness.

There are 200, 000 species of fly alone. So the void, the emptiness, must be in you.

(...) pick up your axe, start at the rootsdon't miss the trunk, never forget:to end life truly and finallystart at the roots or end there.

Maybe I should stop while I'm aheadNay, I swim with sea-demons no sweet summer tuned radioover my sunless desertscapehow does it burn without the sun?

The locals died and shrivelled with the autumnal leaves as their plastic, seasonal smiles faded with the last of the holidaymakers.

It's still strange.

Maybe we really are made of the same clay, maybe we really are condemned, blameless, to the same, identical mediocrity.

In the chain of events, it is arbitrary to be sentimental about the passing of any one link.

But then there's loneliness. However you might philosophise about it, loneliness is a terrible thing, my dear fellow… Although in reality, of course, it's absolutely of no importance!

To say that life is meaningless is to express an attitude, not to state a fact

There is no more hope for meaning. And without a doubt this is a good thing: meaning is mortal. Appearances, they, are immortal, invulnerable to the nihilism. This is where seduction begins.

Chasms are deceived by rumors of their depth.

A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death. A culture that has lost its faith in life cannot comprehend why it should be endured.

In account after account of exorcisms the demonic voices will propound nihilism of one variety or another.

Better to find one thing to live for than a thousand things to be against.

That's the trouble with you preachers, " he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything, " and he drove off with a look of disgust and righteousness.

But when justice is done the world drops away.

What saves us from succumbing to utter meaninglessness is not reason but instinct.

Nihilists embrace life's existence by the acceptance of nothingness

Disappear Here.The syringe fills with blood.You're a beautiful boy and that's all that matters.Wonder if he's for sale.People are afraid to merge. To merge.

If a problem is irreversible, is there still an ethical obligation to try to reverse it?

Nihilism is a subject for comedy.

I feel as if I had been born dead underAmerican bombardment.

Nothing is more seductive than nothing.

As joy dwindles with the yearsI wistfully recallWhen the christmas treeLooked ten feet tallAnd the presents under itSeemed endless And more Than mere wrapping paper.

Am I to leave this world as a man who shies away from all conclusions?

In every life there are events that reshape one's sense of existence. Afterward, all is different and the past is dimmed.

A pessimist is a liar, unless he destroys himself, and no less of a hypocrite than a priest who defiles the holy.

Happiness is a fortress.

Kill a politician and you're tied to the motive that made you pull the trigger.

In all of its operations, cinema ceaselessly strives, and fails, to make present a world hopelessly beyond grasp. For this reason cinema is, in its very nature, a nihilistic medium.

I believe what you believe and you believe what you believe and we'll agree to disagree. It's liberal tolerance meets dark ages denialism. It's very hip right now.

If all we seek is an escape, what does that say about the world we live in. We are desperate with our dreams. What - oh, what - does that say?