Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

I, however, cannot force myself to use "meat drugs" to cheat on my loneliness.

The person I am in the company of my sisters has been entirely different from the person I am in the company of other people. Fearless, powerful, surprising, moved as I otherwise am only when I write.

Torment yourself as little as possible, then you'll torment me less.

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

I am too tired, I must try to rest and sleep, otherwise I am lost in every respect. What an effort to keep alive! Erecting a monument does not require an expenditure of so much strength.

One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in his bed he had been changed into a monstrous bug.