“As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.”
“Laugh soon because you never know how soon it will be too late”
“Soon John and Livia shared their dance, and John laughed out loud when Kyle horned in and made it a three-way love sandwich.”
“That was the problem with loving people: it made you weak. It made you need them. It made the thought of not having them the worst thing in the world.”
“I have done this—made the sad prince laugh. Made his grieving parents smile. None but me. Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.”
“Alas, Siddhartha, I see you suffering, but you're suffering a pain at which one would like to laugh, at which you'll soon laugh for yourself.”