My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it's dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can't live without it.

When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind.

He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.

Only one who loves can remember so well.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

If you fear loneliness, then don't get married.