Art Is Not Merely An Imitation Of

We Come To Recognize That Playfulness, As A Philosophical Stance, Can Be Very Serious Indeed; And Moreover, That It Possesses An Unfailing Capacity To Arouse Ridicule And Hostility In Those Among Us Who Crave Certainty, Reverence, And Restraint.

Science Rushes Headlong, Without Selectivity, Without "taste," At Whatever Is Knowable, In The Blind Desire To Know All At Any Cost.

I Know My Fate. One Day My Name Will Be Tied To The Memory Of Something Monstrous - A Crisis Without Equal On Earth.... I Am No Man, I Am Dynamite!

Happiness Is The Feeling That Power Increases - That Resistance Is Being Overcome.

Since Men Do Not Really Respect Anything Unless It Was Established Long Ago And Has Developed Slowly Over Time, Those Who Want Tokeep On Living After Their Death Must Take Worry Not Only About Their Future Generations But Even More About Their Past: That Is Why Tyrants Of All Kinds (including Tyrannical Artists And Politicians) Like To Do Violence To History, So That It Will Appear As A Preparation And Stepladder To Themselves.