How far does a pretence of feeling, maintained with absolute conviction, become authentic?

Vengeful as nature herself, she loves her children only in order to devour them better and if she herself rips her own veils of self-deceit, Mother perceives in herself untold abysses of cruelty as subtle as it is refined.

What a joy it is to dance and sing!

The clown may be the source of mirth, but - who shall make the clown laugh?

Some cities are women and must be loved; others are men and can only be admired or bargained with

Cities have sexes: London is a man, Paris a woman, and New York a well-adjusted transsexual.

He was a lovely man in many ways. But he kept on insisting on forgiving me when there was nothing to forgive.