Sanity is balance in a world of sensual impressions balanced precariously upon the point of normalcy; either that, or else (when performed on a daily basis) it is all a bit more mundane, and then nobody bothers to worry about it much.

The lives of inferior beings must seem so unimportant; which, partly at least, is why they must also seem so inferior as well.

Being reticent with someone keeps him in his place, but doing so doesn’t necessarily tell him where to get off as well, for that we must try harder.

To be too quiet in not acceptable behaviour in good company, as it says things about you that you’d rather remain unsaid.

Why bother telling someone what is so isn’t what he thinks is so? As that is the sort of basic misunderstanding which, simply through his own freedom of choice, naturally hobbles him most effectively, and so is his problem, not yours, unless you make it so.

It is a great eye-opener to forget what you’ve just read, as then you can go back and read it again and be much more sure of your boredom, confusion and ignorance than you were before you began.

Understand the concept of greed and you have something there that you can take away with you from it which is just for you, but nobody else.

Human life is monkey-magic in a monkey-puzzle tree; there is no other reasonable explanation.

Introducing us to ourselves, I thought: “Right monkeys!”

Humour brings the low, high, and the high, low, but not necessarily in that order.

The first constructive thing most nice people will do when your presence bothers them slightly is to tell you to go away swiftly—and rightly so!

We laugh most heartily at other people’s problems because our own are more serious to us, and so aren’t so funny as all that. But somehow, that all sounds much more democratic.

If ever you need a helping hand in the jungle of forgotten dreams, they’ll hand you “the monkey’s paw” for your troubles.

Only the true authoritarian knows what a powerful tool he holds in his hands.

In the midst of plenty someone is always starving; however, you can’t possibly blame him much for that.

Probably the most irritating mistake to make while in a hurry is the one that we have made most pains to avoid in hurrying.

To think up an original thought is to step on the toes of someone who has been tiptoeing around there before, but just couldn’t have seen it coming.

When you’re not paying attention most people will love to muck about with your time, but while it’s hard to catch them at it they do it none the less.

What can be said about not being able to understand what needs to be understood because we don’t know what it means, except to say, “That’s enough of that today”?

What can one say after one says, “it was meant to be,” other than to say, “I guess so”?