But the higher a man mounts, the greater may be his fall; all genius is a conquering of chaos, mystery.

The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man.

No men who really think deeply about women retain a high opinion of them; men either despise women or they have never thought seriously about them.

In those rare individual cases where women approach genius they also approach masculinity.

Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.

The genius which runs to madness is no longer genius.

The deepest, the intelligible, part of the nature of man is that part which does not take refuge in causality, but which chooses in freedom the good or the bad.

It is not the fear of death which creates the desire for immortality, but the desire for immortality which causes the fear of death.

Woman, in short, has an unconscious life, man a conscious life, and the genius the most conscious life.

An individual's arrogance is always in proportion to his lack of self-assurance.

The great man of science, unless he is also a philosopher, ... deserves the title of genius as little as the man of action.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Their lips brushed like young wild flowers in the wind.

Your brain loves habits because they are simple, structured, well-known, energy efficient, quick, and automatic.

A hateful act is the transference to others of the degradation we bear in ourselves.

Bryan Lee O'Malley has been alive since he was born and will lives until he dies.

It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it.

Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.

Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.

For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people.

What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings.