“There are many who would take my time. I shun them.
There are some who share my time. I am entertained by them.
There are precious few who contribute to my time. I cherish them.”

— Anton LaVey , book The Devil's Notebook

The Devil's Notebook (1992)

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Founder of the Church of Satan, author of the Satanic Bible 1930–1997

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