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.
Nothing blocks happiness like happiness remembered.
If a young writer can refrain from writing, he shouldn’t hesitate to do so.
We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.
The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.