Lessons are not given, they are taken.
Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.
You've got to understand life, understand it when you're young.
Great lovers will always be unhappy, because, for them, love is of supreme importance. Consequently they demand of their beloved the same intensity of thought as they have for her, otherwise they feel betrayed.