In the spring mornings I would work early while my wife still slept. The windows were open wide and the cobbles of the street were drying after the rain.

Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?

The things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist.

Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey

Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

I used to play cello. My mother kept me out of school a whole year to study music and counterpoint. She thought I had ability, but I was absolutely without talent.

Oh, darling, you will be good to me, won’t you? Because we’re going to have a strange life.