Quotes
One day, we shall stand up and our backsides will remain attached to our seats.
Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
The discovery of the good taste of bad taste can be very liberating. The man who insists on high and serious pleasures is depriving himself of pleasure; he continually restricts what he can enjoy; in the constant exercise of his good taste he will eventually price himself out of the market, so to speak. Here Camp taste supervenes upon good taste as a daring and witty hedonism. It makes the man of good taste cheerful, where before he ran the risk of being chronically frustrated. It is good for the digestion.
p. 291
"Man? What is man? He's just a collection of chemicals with delusions of grandeur."
p. 131
Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them!
My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody's.
Apocalypse could not be repealed by the democratic process.
p. 250
“That’s insane,” Lanier said.
“Not very. It’s politics.”
p. 153
Few great men could pass personnel.
p. 153
“Don’t you know about all those theorems that say nothing is what it seems? There’s no past, present, or future outside our own mind. The so-called laws of motion are a big hoax.” – Heinrich
“I love Omar, Jack. We all know about men and their insane rage. This is something men are very good at. Insane and violent jealousy. Homicidal rage. When people are good at something, it’s only natural that they look for a chance to do this thing. If I were good at it, I would do it. It happens I’m not. So instead of going into homicidal rages, I read to the blind. In other words I know my limits. I am willing to settle for less.” – Babette.
“Californians invented the concept of lifestyle. This alone warrants their doom.” – Alfonse
