Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.
Information is not culture. In the mind of a truly educated person, facts are organized, and they make up a living world in the image of the world of reality.
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.