“I smell blood and an era of prominent madmen.”

“Most people enjoy the sight of their own handwriting as they enjoy the smell of their own farts.”

“Parem todos os relógios, desliguem o telefone,Evitem o latido do cachorro com seu osso suculento,Silenciem os pianos e com tambores lentosTragam o caixão, deixem que o luto chore.Deixem que os aviões voem em círculos altosRiscando no céu a mensagem: Ele Está Morto,Ponham gravatas beges no pescoço dos pombos brancos do chão,Deixem que os guardas de trânsito usem luvas pretas de algodão.Ele era meu Norte, meu Sul, meu Leste e Oeste,Minha semana útil e meu domingo inerte,Meu meio-dia, minha meia-noite, minha canção, minha fala,Achei que o amor fosse para sempre: Eu estava errado.As estrelas não são necessárias: retirem cada uma delas;Empacotem a lua e façam o sol desmanchar;Esvaziem o oceano e varram as florestas;Pois nada no momento pode algum bem causar.”

“As readers, we remain in the nursery stage so long as we cannot distinguish between taste and judgment, so long, that is, as the only possible verdicts we can pass on a book are two: this I like; this I don't like.For an adult reader, the possible verdicts are five: I can see this is good and I like it; I can see this is good but I don't like it; I can see this is good and, though at present I don't like it, I believe that with perseverance I shall come to like it; I can see that this is trash but I like it; I can see that this is trash and I don't like it.”

“Let me see what I wrote so I know what I think”

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can; all of them make me laugh.”

“Like everyone else, I have my black list of unfavorite authors and critics, and among intimate friends I sometimes say exactly what I think of them, but I have the feeling that to express my opinions publicly would be in bad taste, that, to people whom one does not know personally, one should speak only of the authors and critics one is fond of. I find reading savage reviews like reading pornography; though I often enjoy them, I feel a bit ashamed of myself for doing so. Still, I must admit that I find Nietzsche's list of his "impracticals" great fun.”