The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

The opposite of loneliness, its not togetherness. It is intimacy.

Californias a wonderful place to live – if you happen to be an orange.

Sleep is when all unsorted stuff comes as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil not the strength to choose between the two.

Every trouble in life is a joke compared to madness.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

You never told me he was that fucking good.

Violence is the effort to maintain and restore a weakened psyche. (p. 377)

Spiegel: Can you also get your revenge on him by using comedy?