Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it