Why must all of the operations in life be performed without an anesthetic?

We're always lucky,' I said and like a fool I did not knock on wood.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

We ate well and cheaply and drank well and cheaply and slept well and warm together and loved each other.

Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters.

The fun of talk is to explore, but much of it and all that is irresponsible should not be written. Once written you have to stand by it. You may have said it to see whether you believed it or not.