"But also the longing for order, a desire to turn the human world into an inorganic one, where everything would function perfectly and work on schedule, sub-ordinated to a suprapersonal system. The longing for order is at the same time a longing for death, because life is an incessant disruption to order. Or to put it the other way around: the desire for order is a virtuous pretext, an excuse for virulent misanthropy." p75 (Jakub's thoughts).
"The only thing that makes me somewhat sceptical regarding human procreation is the unintelligent selection of parents. Some of the most unattractive individuals in the world feel they must multiply at all costs. They are apparently under the illusion that the burden of ugliness becomes lighter if it is shared with descendants." (p79 Dr. Skreta to Jakub)
"Parenthood implies absolute affirmation of human life. My fathering a child would be like proclaiming to the world: I was born, I tasted life, and found it so good that I deem it worthy to be multiplied...All I know is that I could never say with deep conviction: Man is an excellent creature and I want him propagated."(p81 Jakub to Bartleff)
"The dumber the individual, the greater his desire to multiply. The better individuals give birth to at most a single child, and the best...come to the conclusion that they won't propagate at all." (p92 Skreta to Jakub)
"He knew people well, and for that reason did not like them" (p171)
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