A woman's desire for revenge outlasts all her other emotions.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.

Marriage is the permanent conversation between two people who talk over everything and everyone until death breaks the record.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

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.

Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations.

The books I haven't written are better than the books other people have.