“A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, Stop trying to make me like you, and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a c...”

“I always wanted to be a juvenile delinquent but my parents wouldn't let me.”

“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”

“Catholics have more extreme sex lives because they're taught that pleasure is bad for you. Who thinks it's normal to kneel down to a naked man who's nailed to a cross? It's like a bad leather bar.”

“I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Dont send a thank-you note, repay them with sexual activity. If the book is rare or...”

“I believe that if a seven-year old kid has heard of Naked Lunch and is daring enough to want to read it, hes old enough to read it.”

“Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work.”

“In his opinion, working was vastly overrated. Particularly as a way to build character, for everyone who engaged in it was far too snappish and fussy, and seemed to have no manners at all.”

“There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it was a desk because it's always a desk. There's always someone at a desk, except...”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“Negative thinking saps strength.”

“Negativity is like burning plastic: while destroying itself, it annoys everyone with its stench.”

“Why dwell on negative thoughts? When you can think positively.”