Art must take reality by surprise. It takes those moments which are for us merely a moment, plus a moment, plus another moment, and arbitrarily transforms them into a special series of moments held together by a major emotion.

It is healthier to see the good points of others than to analyze our own bad ones.

Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter.

happiness has always seemed to me a great achievement.

We are torn between the craving to know and the despair of having known.

I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.

People respect unhappiness and find it especially hard to forgive success.