Most things disappoint till you look deeper.
I had never known her before and I had never loved her so much. The more we know the more we love, I thought.
Like the characters in Chekhov, they have no reserves -– you learn the most intimate secrets. You get an impression of a world peopled by eccentrics, of odd professions, almost incredible stupidities, and, to balance them, amazing endurances.
As long as nothing happens anything is possible.
The problem of pretending to be alive.
The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.