We don't love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her.
Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.