[on Georg Trakl:] it was always inconceivable to me that he could live. His madness wrestled with godly things. - Karl Kraus

There is no more unhappy being under the sun than a fetishist who pines for a boot and has to content himself with an entire woman.

I have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping something might improve if I viewed all sides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. For it is comforting to regard something as bad and be able use one’s prejudice as an excuse.

Der Aphorismus deckt sich nie mit der Wahrheit; er ist entweder eine halbe Wahrheit oder anderthalb.