I’m on the side of whatever keeps the flowers growing.
You can’t know people, only their names.
One is free, and at the mercy of everything.
Ideas are like money: people kill for ideas.
Even the poor are rich in prejudices.
One death apiece is plenty.
The gold you have to dig for is not the real gold.
I’m for the revolutionaries but against the revolution.
A pessimist is someone who has forgotten the joy of beginning.
When Socrates said he knew nothing he still thought he knew more than anyone else.
The punishment for acting helpless is to find oneself at the mercy of others.
Life is worth living but not worth thinking about.
Humor is heartbreak in reverse.
What good is a song that doesn’t break your heart?
Civilization is a scheme to hide nakedness.
You can’t dissect a joy without killing it.
There is more to writing than playing with words.
Of all the elements in the periodic table, not a single one is indestructible.
One can be a pessimist in thought, but not in action.
Weather is always unrehearsed.
Calling the cat stupid never made the mice wise.