"To torture a man you have to know…" — Stanislaw Lem

"To torture a man you have to know his pleasures."

— Stanislaw Lem

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53 Quotes by Stanislaw Lem

Stanislaw Lem has 53 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We are like snails, each stuck to his own leaf.
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.
You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.
There are no answers, only choices,
Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible,…
When the Universe was not so out of whack as it is today, and all the stars were lined up…
Either something is authentic or it is unauthentic, it is either false or true, make-believe or spontaneous life; yet here…
Man does not create gods, in spite of appearances. The times, the age, impose them on him.
Have it compose a poem -- a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery,…
Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.
Cripple God, who always desires more than he's able to have, and doesn't always realize this to begin with. Who…
If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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