The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity. ... Fuss, the god of the Southern Ocean, and Fret, the god of the Northern Ocean, h

Knowledge is power.

"Plaese porrf raed."

Credit ... is the only enduring testimonial to man's confidence in man.

Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.

Rotten wood cannot be carved.

"I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment."

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

If we see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of an oncoming train.

Better late than never.

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away".

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

There is a natural hootchy-kootchy to a goldfish.

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

Somehow I reached excess without ever noticing when I was passing through satisfaction.

"What was the worst thing you've ever done?" "I won't tell you that, but I'll tell you the worst thing that ever happened to me... the most dreadful thing."

"Why are we importing all these highbrow plays like `Amadeus'? I could have told you Mozart was a jerk for nothing."