Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating.

I've never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.

Action men are the unvoluntary slaves of wise men.

This world is for those who are born to conquer it, Not for those who dream that are able to conquer it, even if they're right.

These pages are not my confession; they’re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some semblance of truth.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

What is art but the denial of life?