Of everything we must first ask: is it real or not?

The real acts of a real devil you know have been made acceptable by the fictitious actions of a nonexistent devil that you do not know.

Appearance is irrelevant, perception is irrelevant; what matters is that reality exists and that we are capable of understanding it. This is the absolute key to survival. A man who lives by his mind, lives; a man who ignores his mind, thereby ignoring reality, dies. Simple.

Public-sector employment — another way to be shielded from reality.