The function of knowledge is to transcend earthly experience, not to wallow in it.

The universe continually sends us sensory messages, which we can never quite decode.

Man's sole duty is to produce as much pleasure as possible.

There are cases in which it is necessary to inflict pain now to avoid greater pain later on, or to gain future pleasure that is worth the current pain.

Life is all about people leaving.

People are always leaving. They fall in and out of your life like shadows.

Ethics are nothing but excuses for behavior.