Every Man's Memory Is His Private Literature.

De Sade Is The One Completely Consistent And Thoroughgoing Revolutionary Of History.

Don't Try To Behave As Though You Were Essentially Sane And Naturally Good. We're All Demented Sinners In The Same Cosmic Boat - And The Boat Is Perpetually Sinking.

Man Approaches The Unattainable Truth Through A Succession Of Errors.

Can We Unite Against Ourselves For Our Own Higher Interest?

But Then People Don't Read Literature In Order To Understand; They Read It Because They Want To Re-live The Feelings And Sensations Which They Found Exciting In The Past. Art Can Be A Lot Of Things; But In Actual Practice, Most Of It Is Merely The Mental Equivalent Of Alcohol And Cantharides.