There is no suicide for which all society is not responsible.

Imagination is nostalgia for the past, the absent it is the liquid solution in which art develops the snapshot of reality.

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which is the prime cause of infidelity, that infallible rejuvenator.

Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment.

There is no fury like an ex-wife searching for a new lover.

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.