Life is nothing but rags and tags and filthy rags at that.

The sensuality, delicacy of literature does not exist for me; only the passion, energy and struggle… Most of my friends deplore this: they are always telling me what I should leave out in order to have success. But I know that nothing has more success in the end than an intelligent ferocity.

money that is in billions and monopolies isn't money at all, because the people have none, and money is democratic, everyone has to have some or there's none at all.

Venus can see at night without eyes.

There'll be no sense in sexual theories until women start telling their minds; and, of course, until they have some.

And gold has no name, it licks the hand of anyone who has it: good dog!

The more we know, the better our intuitions.