We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
With each book you write you should lose the admirers you gained with the previous one.
Every perfect action is accompanied by pleasure. By that you can tell what you ought to do.
I do not love men: I love what devours them.
Do not scorn little victories.
The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.