Giorgio Agamben is possibly the most delicate and probing thinker since Walter Benjamin.

To make things 'perfectly clear' is reactionary and stupefying. The real is not perfectly clear.

Neither a pathology nor an index as such of moral default, stupidity is nonetheless linked to the most dangerous failures of human endeavor.

Learning to speak is like learning to shoot.

First he wrought and afterwards he taught.

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?

Miracle is a misunderstood reality.

I'm much more careful now about who I let into my life, but I don't think you could ever change what you're attracted to. You can make choices if you want to be with those people.

Grateful people are good people, and good people are happy people

One thing worse than self-hatred is chiggers.

I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only to find that men of ordinary capacity can learn Sanskrit in less time that it takes me to buy a German Dictionary

A hysterical human? Who hadn't seen that before?

Ultimately, being open and respectful towards each other is much more powerful as a way to diffuse hatred and anger than, you know, layering on, you know, big walls and oppressive policies.

If it gets too bad, go. I’ll understand.” I won’t.