I recognize limitations in the sense that I've read Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky and Shakespeare . . . Aside from that I don't think of limiting myself.

I don't think there's any intrinsic difference between a lover and a husband. ... If I were cynical, I would say that a woman should have both a good husband and a lover. But I'm not cynical so I'll just say that a woman should have a lover who's a good husband and a husband who's a good lover, perhaps both.

curiosity is the beginning of wisdom.

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life.

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off for you the boundaries of your talent.

What you call types of mind are only mental ages.

pity is an agreeable sentiment, uplifting like military music.