If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.

A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!

Even while lying, you'll be believed if you speak with authority.

Our pride and self-importance are European, while our development and actions are Asiatic.