“...[T]he mechanics of life should never be allowed to interfere with living.”
“The details of life have a tendency to interfere with the actual living of life.”
“Oh, this shouldn't be allowed. There should be a rule which says that people you've met in the gym should never meet you in real life.”
“But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.”
“[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.”
“If people have a problem who I choose to hang out with – that is their problem. I am not in the habit of allowing other people’s opinions and problems interfere with my own life.”