Stanislaw Lem

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

People make filthy things with the freedom they regained.

Not only does God play dice with the world He does not let us see what He has rolled.

Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.

The fate of a single man can be rich with significance, that of a few hundred less so, but the history of thousands and millions of men does not mean anything at all, in any adequate sense of the word.

Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.

I felt myself being invaded through and through I crumbled disintegrated and only emptiness remained.

To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.