Nothing is more repugnant to me than brotherly feelings grounded in the common baseness people see in one another. The Joke (1967)
No act is of itself either good or bad. Only its place in the order of things makes it good or bad. The Joke (1967)
No great movement designed to change the world can bear to be laughed at or belittled. Mockery is a rust that corrodes all it touches. The Joke (1967)
Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight. The Joke (1967)