Contemptus Saeculi

Some are born to obey. Some are cursed to see.

The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.

“A voice said, Look me in the stars,

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.

Those who suffer most cry out the least.

“The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.”

“It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish”

I am so glad that you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is…

“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”

“It was true that I didn't have much ambition, but there ought to be a place for people without ambition, I mean a better place than the one usually reserved. How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 6:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so?”

“If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence.”

Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.