If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

If you wish to understand a philosopher, do not ask what he says, but find out what he wants

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

I don't give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

We have art in order not to die of the truth.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.

Truth makes many appeals, not the least of which is its power to shock.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.

Lying is the most simple form of self-defence. -Susan Sontag.

If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.

If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were.