In fact, at times I preferred to live in the forbidden world, and frequently my return home to the bright realm, no matter how necessary and good that might be, was almost like a return to someplace less beautiful, more boring and dreary. At times I knew my goal in life was to become like my father and mother, just as bright and pure, superior and well-ordered as they. But that was a long road to travel Demian

The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets. The Culture Consumers

"People are liberated from suffering not when they experience this or that fleeting pleasure, but rather when they understand the impermanent nature of all their feelings, and stop craving them. " Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Each lost soul will be a hell unto itself, the boundless fire raging in its very vitals. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man