Robert Anton Wilson Quotes

“A true initiation never ends.”

“Encounters with death and danger are only adventures to the survivors.”

“How many times have you encountered the saying, 'When the student is ready, the Master speaks?' Do you know why that is true? The door opens inward. The Master is everywhere, but the student has to open his mind to hear the Masters Voice.”

“In almost all other professions a man must be able to observe carefully and report accurately what he has seen. Those qualifications are unnecessary for journalists, however, since their job is to write sensational stories that sell newspapers.”

“Ipsum Nomen Res Ipsa: The Name Itself is the Thing Itself.”

“No wife, no horse, no moustache.”

“Only the madman is absolutely sure.”

“The normal is that which nobody quite is. If you listen to seemingly dull people very closely, you'll see that they're all mad in different and interesting ways, and are merely struggling to hide it.”

“We all see only that which we are trained to see.”

“Wishing to prove oneself right is the usual motive for scholarship.”