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A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him.

We only consult the ear because the heart is wanting.

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present.

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they’ve been hurt, they’re sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that’s protecting this tiny, dear part in them that’s still alive.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Genius is sorrow’s child.

What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

What we do really affects the world. Most of us think we can’t do anything, but it really isn’t true.

If there is no God, everything is permitted.