Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.

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.

It's enough for you to do it once for a few men to remember you. But if you do it year after year, then many people remember you and they tell it to their children, and their children and grandchildren remember and, if it concerns books, they can read them. And if it's good enough, it will last as long as there are human beings.

To be successful in writing, use short sentences.

Real seriousness in regard to writing being one of the two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent.

Cowards die a thousand deaths, but the brave only die once.

How lazily the sun goes down in Granada, it hides beneath the water, it conceals in the Alhambra!