A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.

The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

One usually dislikes a play while writing it, but afterward it grows on one. Let others judge and make decisions.

You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and the correct formulation of a problem. Only the second is required of the artist.

Ah, Caviar! I keep on eating it, but can never get my fill. Like olives. It's a lucky thing it's not salty.

Faith is a capacity of the spirit. It is like talent: you have to be born with it

I let myself go at the beginning and write with an easy mind, but by the time I get to the middle I begin to grow timid and to fear my story will be too long. . .That is why the beginning of my stories is always very promising and looks as though I were starting on a novel, and the middle is huddled and timid, and the end is...like fireworks.