Quotes

In the West, “the idea of the inviolability of the individual has been turned into dogma”

Hatred of the bourgeois is the beginning of virtue”. This from a man whose idea of fun was to go to a brothel, pick

Described as analytical, intelligent, and extremely personable – and also someone who keeps his strongest opinions close to the vest.

The first thing our guide explained before leaving base camp was that we were about to have some “Type 2 Fun”. He went on

Amount spent by Indians on skin lightening products vs amount spent by Americnans on tanning

I’m an alcoholic. I’m a drug addict. I’m homosexual. I’m a genius.

on Stalin “a hard driver”

Writers used to be cool. Now they’re just sort of wimps.

I do not advocate the use of dangerous drugs, wild amounts of alcohol, violence and weirdness – but they’ve always worked for me. (Maybe

He’s a tremendously sexy man. There’s a deep sweetness in him, in spite of everything, sort of like Sinatra, you love him anyway in