The suicide passes a judgment. Society does not care to examine the judgment, but in defense of itself as is, condemns the suicide.

Suicide is an attack on society--an attack on its omnipotence, on its denial of death, and on its own despair.

Psychologists have clinically observed that overly prolonged grief in the bereaved usually signifies a poor relationship with the one who died.

Too many kings can ruin an army

When rogues fall out honest men get into their own.

Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism.

It will not bother me in the hour of death to reflect that I have been "had for a sucker" by any number of imposters but it would be a torment to know that one had refused even one person in need.

Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself.

Don't be impatient when it takes too long. Or drink it all even when it tastes to strong.

The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.

Artists are sometimes in a position to tell the truth, but they're positioned as a Cassandra. They're gifted with impeccable prophecy and the assurance of never being listened to.

I have the feeling that there are things happening that are really very interesting things, if we can somehow find the key that makes them visible.

We've got to somehow stabilize our connection to nature so that in 50 years from now, 500 years, 5,000 years from now there will still be a wild system and respect for what it takes to sustain us.