The world is a penal institution.

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I've always enjoyed poor health.

I've always enjoyed poor health.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

Are we not all desperate one way or another?

Are we not all desperate one way or another?

The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge...

The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge...

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.

Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

Money? I lost all taste for it.

Money? I lost all taste for it.

I have thought that I have seen ghosts on many occasions.

I have thought that I have seen ghosts on many occasions.

If there is a God, then he was particularly harsh to me.

If there is a God, then he was particularly harsh to me.

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help...

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help...

If genetic memory or racial memory persists, is it possible that individual memory also exists...

If genetic memory or racial memory persists, is it possible that individual memory also exists...

I'm not that interested in people.

I'm not that interested in people.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.

I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.

I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.

If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere.

If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal,...

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal,...

I often reread books I have written.

I often reread books I have written.

I am the skeptic of skeptics.

I am the skeptic of skeptics.

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it...

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it...