“When we feel ourselves to be sole heirs of the universe, when "the sea flows in our veins...and the stars are our jewels," when all things are perceived as infinite and holy, what motive can we have for covetousness or self-assertion, for the pursuit of power or the drearier forms of pleasure?”
― The Doors of Perception
― The Doors of Perception
“But cruel are the times, when we are traitors,
And do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour
From what we fear, yet know not what we fear,
But float upon a wild and violent sea
Each way and none”
― Macbeth
And do not know ourselves; when we hold rumour
From what we fear, yet know not what we fear,
But float upon a wild and violent sea
Each way and none”
― Macbeth
“Gouverner, c'est voler. Tout le monde sait ça.”
― Caligula
― Caligula
“When you laugh, I want to transform the
entire world so it will mirror you.”
― The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
entire world so it will mirror you.”
― The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
“Very early in my life it was too late.”
― The Lover
― The Lover
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