Anton Szandor LaVey

Stupidity-The top of the list for Satanic Sins.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

I thought, acted, and thereupon found myself removed.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Say unto thine own heart, 'I am mine own redeemer.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Be as a lion in the path. Be dangerous even in defeat.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

There is no heaven, there is no hell, except here on Earth.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

When one sleeps on the floor, one need not fear falling out of bed.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Satanism demands study, not worship!

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Satanism represents a form of controlled selfishness.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

The Atheist complains about the wind. The Christian prays for it to change. The Satanist adjusts his sails.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

No hoary falsehood shall be a truth to me; no stifling dogma shall encramp my pen!

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“It is rather curious that the only time suicide is considered sinful by other religions is when it comes as an indulgence.”

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Life is the great indulgence - death the great abstinence. Therefore, make the most of life here and now!

— Anton Szandor LaVey

I feel that what is probably the greatest enemy of longevity is popularity, and most people die of popularity.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

I'm glad that Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

To be loved, feelings must be rationed. To love, the doors of hysteria, fantasy, and madness may be flung open.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

When ghettos become the mainstream of society, islands of individuality cannot help but harbor an elite.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Those that would say Satanist would like to kill animal's, sacrifice animals I would say they would make ideal animal sacrifices, I…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Unfortunately for a multitude of occultists, humor is a rare ingredient in their lives. In fact it is their very lack of…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Mysterious beings we seek from birth; what does that mean to me? Something we seek, and as we age it becomes more…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

There is nothing inherently sacred about moral codes. Like the wooden idols of long ago, they are the work of human hands,…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“How understandable that Holy Scripture should refer to the Infernal monarch as the "father of lies"- a magnificent example of character inversion.”

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Satanism is developing two circles, an elitist group which I always intended my church to be, and the faddists who are becoming…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Blessed are the mighty-minded, for they shall ride the whirlwinds- Cursed are they who teach lies for truth and truth for lies,…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

All we want, those few of us who have the strength to realize what's going on, is the freedom to create and…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

I consider that a most ignoble endeavor. The only way I would like to 'help' the great majority of people is the…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Satanism advocates practicing a modified form of the Golden Rule. Our interpretation of this rule is: "Do unto others as they do…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

A friend of mine who was a founding father of the Church of Satan, who later I compared notes with, said when…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

Pride is great up to the point you begin to throw out the baby with the bathwater. The rule of Satanism is:…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

One of the keys to success is an unflinching belief that there are no rules. Anyone who's ever succeeded has gone on…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

When a Satanist commits a wrong, he realizes that is it natural to make a mistake―and if he is truly sorry about…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Since man's natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

I've always been timid. I wait for the mating signal, yet I want to show my interest, but I'm too goddamn bashful…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Once you familiarize yourself with your tools, you should forget about them. It will only throw you off-balance. In all these ‘rolling…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“The difference between Marilyn’s and Jayne’s approach to intellectual pursuits is that Marilyn carried big heavy books around and hung out with…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Music is a complete evocation – like a smell. It can bring an entire memory and feeling back to you in a…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“I wanted to create a forum, a loosely-structured cabal for the productive aliens, not misfits who need to depend on a group.…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Some religions actually go so far as to label anyone who belongs to a religious sect other than their own a heretic,…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“It’s not a crime to wish for other worlds. You’ll get taxed for it but they can’t throw you in jail for…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“Anyone who buys and article of clothing for a purpose other than covering his body and protecting it from the elements is…

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“In previous centuries, the Church was the great controller, dictating morality, stifling free expression and posing as conservator of all great art…

— Anton Szandor LaVey