What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
I don't generally feel anything until noon; then it's time for my nap.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.