In every case do the opposite to whatever technology does today. Then you will always be on the right track.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.
I knew I would be famous one day. That's because I lived in a very small town and nobody liked doing the same things I did, like writing.
We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.
. . . every writer I had ever known wrote his best work when he had his back up against the wall and thought he would never write another word.
I also survived circumcision, a barbaric practice designed to remind you as early as possible that your genitals are not your own.