“In the eye of the universe, man is nothing! And man’s hardest job is to be able to get rid of this nothingness!”

“How do we account for this paradox that the absence of Law universalizes prohibition ... The psychoanalytic name for this obscene injunction for this obscene call, ENJOY, is superego. The problem today is not how to get rid of your inhibitions and to be able to spontaneously enjoy. The problem is how to get rid of this injunction to enjoy.”

“It's important for survival that children have their own experiences, the kind they learn from. The kind their parents arrange for are not as useful. Good parents are the hardest to get rid of.”

“Your eyes are the shade of intelligence, able to pierce a man’s heart with merely a glance. As they have done so to mine.”

“She just eyed them coolly, as if they were nothing to her, as if their nothingness surprised and slightly repelled her.”

“Loving you is a full-time job. It's a great job, don't get me wrong. It's the best job in the universe. But it's not easy.”