Oamenii politici ai Antichităţii se înconjurau adesea de filosofi; cei de azi preferă anturajul ziariştilor.

În ce priveşte goana după chinuri şi înverşunarea în suferinţă, îndrăgostitul gelos e cam singurul care-i poate face concurenţă martirului. Şi, totuşi, în timp ce acesta din urmă e canonizat, celălalt e luat în râs.

On the mantelpiece, the photograph of a chimpanzee and a statuette of the Buddha. This proximity, more accidental than intentional, makes me wonder over and over where my place might be between these two extrems, man's pre and transfiguration.

Dans la stupidité il est un sérieux qui, mieux orienté, pourrait multiplier la somme des chefs-d'oeuvre.

The eminent cleric was poking fun at original sin. ‘That sin is your meal ticket. Without it, you’d die of hunger, for your ministry would then no longer have any meaning. If man is not fallen from the very beginning, why did Christ come? to redeem whom and what?’ To my objections, his only response was a condescending smile. A religion is finished when only its adversaries try to preserve its integrity.

Models of style: the swearword, the telegram, the epitaph.

A book is a suicide postponed.