“while time, the endless idiot, runs screaming around the world”

“To the lost, transfixed among the self-inflicted ruins,All that is non-air (if this indeed is not deception)Is agony immobilized. While Time,The endless idiot, runs screaming round the world.”

“A falsehood can run around the world while the truth is still putting its shoes on.”

“I can't help it, Kate. And I'm laughing at me. I feel like one of those sappy men who run around with a big grin on his face all the time. I feel like grinning all the time around you, and it's so idiotic.”

“People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think they have to be... a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for and by idiots; it is no great handicap in life and in certain areas is actually a distinct advantage and even a prerequisite for advancement.”

“In an endless silence even screams sound silent.”