“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”

“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoi...”

“Marry, and you will regret it; dont marry, you will also regret it; marry or dont marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the worlds foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will r...”

“A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.”

“People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.”

“A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.”

“What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?”

“Love has many positionings. Cordelia makes good progress. She is sitting on my lap, her arm twines, soft and warm, round my neck; she leans upon my breast, light, without gravity; the soft contours...”

“She let out a laugh, and then she put her hand over her mouth, like she was angry at herself for forgetting her sadness.”

“If you don't learn to laugh at life it'll surely kill you, that I know.”

“Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”