There is no work of art that is without short cuts.
If life were organized, there would be no need for art.
I do not love men: I love what devours them.
The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.
The young people who come to me in the hope of hearing me utter a few memorable maxims are quite disappointed. Aphorisms are not my forte, I say nothing but banalities.... I listen to them and they go away delighted.