“We gain by giving, we rise by bowing to serve, and we’re filled by pouring ourselves out to God and others.”

“We live in a terrible World. Half of the planet is dying of hunger and the other half of cholesterol.”

“Every morning when you get up look in the mirror and say, “Fuck you, sadness. Eat shit, self-doubt. And suck a bag of dicks, Satan.” Life is out to destroy you and everyone you care about. So kick it in the genitals and step on its throat. No matter what any religion says, independence is your divine right even if you have to murder god to achieve it.”

“We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff face of happiness in order to reach a wide, high plateau on which we will live out the rest of our lives; we are not reminded that soon after gaining the summit, we will be called down again into fresh lowlands of anxiety and desire.”

“Why is it that the saints of June are honored with fire?”

“I went to the shoemaker to collect his wastepaper. One of them asked me if my book was communistic. I replied that it was realistic. He cautioned me that it was not wise to write of reality.”

“Born To Be Hated .........Dying To Be Loved.....”