Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.

Being bilingual is like having a wife and a mistress. One can never be sure of either.

My queerness is not a vice, is not deliberate, and harms no one.

The finest life is spent creating oneself, not procreating.

I do not understand those who spend hours at the theater watching scenes between people whom they would not listen to for five minutes in real life.

When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks.

Our shadows are taller than ourselves.