Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.
The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
Art is a part of the rebellion against the realities of its unfulfilled desire.
I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years been working to undo the botched job your god has made.
The most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
Give us what belongs to us in peace, and if you don't give it to us in peace, we will take it by force.
What a strange development of patriotism that turns a thinking being into a loyal machine!
How do you develop your psychic abilities? Well, to begin with, naturally, you have to want to and believe that it is possible.
My father's book is about is about a number of things, but about Houdini's rage to not be a failure like his father, and it's also about converting X-rated material, namely bondage, into family friendly safe fare, which is what he did. It's also about death and resurrection, and rising to live again another day when everyone thinks you're dead.
To make a thought my own, I must think it often.
I feel like there are stages in many, many people's childhoods when you don't have one good friend. It can happen a lot in sixth and seventh grade because that's when things are changing so quickly. It's like a desperate dash for some kind of acceptable identity, and it can get ugly.