Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable… .

I had traded the fight against love for the fight against loneliness, the fight against life for the fight against death.

The failure and the success both believe in their hearts that they have accurately balanced points of view, the success because he's succeeded, and the failure because he's failed. The successful man tells his son to profit by his father's good fortune, and the failure tells his son to profit by his father's mistakes.

I was in love with a whirlwind, so when the girl threw me over, I went home and finished my novel.

When I see a beautiful shell like that I can't help feeling a regret about what's inside it.

When I'm with you, I don't breathe quite right.

She knew few words and believed in none.