“Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity.”
~Leonard Cohen; canadian singer-songwriter, poet and author.
“Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.”
~Bernard DeVoto; american historian, author and teacher.
“Some people never go crazy, what truly horrible lives they must live.”
~ Charles Bukowski; american writer and philosopher.
“Yes, I’m afraid you’re right. Trial and error isn’t a bad way to learn how to build an aircraft, but it can be a disastrous way to learn how to build a civilization.”
~Daniel Quinn; american philosopher and author.
“Insanity in individuals is something rare – but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
~Friedrich Nietzsche; german author and philosopher.