The map is more interesting than the territory.

The great advantage of a novel is you can put in whatever comes into your head - it has the same shape as the human brain.

Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.

The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.

The Americans are completely stupid. The intellectual level in any single European country is higher than in America.

The absence of the will to live is, alas, not sufficient to make one want to die.

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.

In order to pass the time I told him the story of the German who ate the other German whom he’d met on the internet.

It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life.

Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.

The most stupid religion is Islam.

When you take your belief for granted, failure takes you for rides.

If life were organized, there would be no need for art.

Once beyond the self, however, holiness is no longer possible, because now, there is nothing left to give and no-one left to do the giving.

The chief business of the American people is business.

The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid.

It's something that's always been there for me, that I have huge blue eyes - it's been something that people have always talked about.

Becoming integrated and whole is the spiritual path. The body is your vehicle. Your job is to learn about yourself from your experiences and change yourself. This is spiritual growth.

I believe that voting is the first act of building a community as well as building a country.

Every one who has labored honestly in the past has aided to place knowledge and comfort within the reach of a constantly increasing number.

If you're always ready, you don't have to get ready.