Tell a thousand people to draft a letter, let them debate every phrase, and see how long it takes and what you get.

you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.

God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.

Your wit makes others witty.

The most sure, but at the same time the most difficult expedient to mend the morals of the people, is a perfect system of education.

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

If Russians knew how to read, they would write me off.