“When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.”
― Getting Married
― Getting Married
“When you go out with a drunk, you’ll notice how a drunk fills your glass so he can empty his own. As long as you’re drinking, drinking is okay. Two’s company. Drinking is fun. If there’s a bottle, even if your glass isn’t empty, a drunk, he’ll pour a little in your glass before he fills his own. This only looks like generosity.”
― Invisible Monsters
― Invisible Monsters
“But as we shall see, thanks to recent developments in evolutionary biology combined with the latest in technology, there is simply no question whether sexual desire for multiple partners is "natural". It is. Similarly, there is simply no question of monogamy being "natural". It isn't.”
― The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People
― The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People
“A superstição perniciosa generalizada é que é preciso deletar o anterior, para aceitar o novo. Que pobreza, que pobreza, que pobreza, que atraso! Se a memória aceita, se o perfil confere, se a senha foi dada, roda os dois programas ao mesmo tempo, roda os três, roda os vinte, porra!”
― A Casa dos Budas Ditosos
― A Casa dos Budas Ditosos
“Tu te tornas eternamente responsável por aquilo que cativas.”
― The Little Prince
― The Little Prince
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