The Narrator

"Reject the basic assumption of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions."

"The satisfaction is in the struggle, not the victory."

"Humanity's greatest achievement is not technology, it's the ability to suffer."

"We're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world."

"You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else."

"You have to learn to let go."

"The things you own end up owning you."

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."

"When deep branch of civilization reached its climax, maybe the horror of this reality is the only honest response."

"I've got more of a problem with you than you've got with me."

"You wanted to be taken seriously. You wanted to be admired."

"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented."

"It is only in the loss of everything that we are truly free to become who we want to be."

"You are not special. You are not important. You are not the center of the universe."

"The only way to wake up from the dream is to hit bottom."

"I don't want to die without any scars."

"Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer."

"Everything is permitted if you don't have a past."

"You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else."

"Destroy something beautiful."

"Order was only a prayer away."

"The real experience is the internal experience of everything."

"You felt like you were in control of your own life."

"Confront the fact that you are the middle children of history."

"You're not even supposed to be here."

"We have taken our love of consumer goods to almost religious extremes."

"The human spirit, it's a wonderful thing. Our gross national product, our drugs, our algebra, but for only fifteen minutes of fame."

"Everything beautiful dies."

"You're already dead. You just don't know it yet."

"The most important thing is the journey, not the destination."