I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.

He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.

Sometimes we go to a play and after the curtain has been up five minutes we have a sense of being able to settle back in the arms of the playwright. Instinctively we know that the playwright knows his business.

For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retreat into eternity without a trace.

I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you're angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you're asked.