“The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.”

“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

“Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.”

“One repays a teacher badly if one always remains nothing but a pupil.”

“In Christianity neither morality nor religion come into contact with reality at any point.”

“The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.”

“Only sick music makes money today.”

“What is the seal of liberation? Not to be ashamed in front of oneself.”

“A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.”

“One must pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while still alive.”

“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.”

“And once you are awake, you shall remain awake eternally. ”