A woman can't be, until a girl dies. . . . I mean the sprites that girls are, so different from us, all their fancies, their illusions, their flower world, the dreams they live in.

People who don't like scandals shouldn't be in finance.

Strange is the influence of Marx on character.

Charm is a cunning self-forgetfulness.

About myself - no. I'm unimportant, an observer, a wandering animal.

Love is feared: it dissolves society, it's unpopular, and it's very rare.

Humorists are always pessimists. They're reactionaries: because they see that every golden cloud has a black lining.