The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to pass, and then their fraudulence is apparent for all to see. We need a kingdom of heaven in Heaven, if only because it can't be…

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Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

He was not only a bore; he bored for England.

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Good taste and humour...are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and...

On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and...

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore.

Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.

Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them...

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them...

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

I say I dont sleep with married men, but what I mean is that I...

I say I dont sleep with married men, but what I mean is that I...

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich...

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich...