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How long does it take man to realize that he cannot want what he wants? You have to live in hell to see heaven.

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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.
In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that’s just ridiculous. It’s as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it’s for a reason.
There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
Open your mind and let the pictures out
There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?
Life is a vacation from two eternities, who wants to waste those precious years worrying about what happens when you get back to forever?
Language is a virus from outer space.