"True civilization consists precisely of conventions, rituals, and modes of oblique communication whereby the chaos wi…"

"Thus human culture has been as much a product of the process of natural selection as the human species. We are not me…"

"The carrot is mightier than the stick."

"To become aware of a controlling process is to transcend the determinism of that process."

"The saddest day of your life isn't when you decide to sell out. The saddest day of your life is when you decide to se…"

"Any attempt at willful ignorance would now be futile or worse; the only talisman against excessive knowledge that mig…"

"Even now, I cannot decide whether I was foolish dupe or noble and tragic lover. Or whether the two are one and the same."

"“Genius such as yours is a genetic gift.” “So I have heard from my parents.”"

"Flaming torches arching from hand to hand, the silken rolling of flesh on flesh, tautened wire vibrating to the human…"

"The appreciation of the connoisseur is the highest pleasure of the artiste."