Do not proffer sympathy to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit. Tell them firmly, "I am not paid to listen to this drivel - you are a terminal fool!" Otherwise, they make you as crazy as they are.

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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.

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No one is ever really alone. You are part of everything alive.

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How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

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The simplest questions are the most difficult.

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I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.

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One very important aspect of art is that it makes people aware of what they know and don’t know they know... Once the breakthrough is made, there is a permanent expansion of awareness. But there is always a reaction of rage, of outrage, at the first breakthrough... So the artist, then, expands awareness. And once the breakthrough is made, this becomes part of the general awareness.

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There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.

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Open your mind and let the pictures out

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Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

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