The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.

Thus the man who is responsive to artistic stimuli reacts to the reality of dreams as does the philosopher to the reality of existence; he observes closely, and he enjoys his observation: for it is out of these images that he interprets life, out of these processes that he trains himself for life.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Those with certain temperaments find no way to endure themselves except by striving towards going under.

Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge. We are perpetually on the way thither, being by nature winged insects and honey gatherers of the mind.

there they laugh: they do not understand me; I am not the mouth for these ears.

Only he who is man enough will release the woman in woman.