149 Quotes by Anton Szandor LaVey

Life is the great indulgence – death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!

Since man’s natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to hell, then you will meet all your friends there. Heaven must be populated with some rather strange creatures if all they lived for was to go to a place where they can strum harps for eternity.

There is no heaven, there is no hell, except here on Earth.

Satanism has been frequently misrepresented as “devil worship”, when in fact it constitutes a clear rejection of all forms of worship as a desirable component of the personality.

If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is “good,” which in most cases equates with “right”. Were it not for an evil to rail against he might just as well never have been born. Yes, evil is the great savior and sustainer of those who condemn it most.

If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in his wont.

It is always a villain, however, who becomes the catalyst for change. Consider.

No hoary falsehood shall be a truth to me; no stifling dogma shall encramp my pen!

No creed must be accepted upon authority of a “divine” nature. Religions must be put to the question. no moral dogma must be taken for granted- no standard of measurement deified. There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands, and what man has made, man can destroy!