The more you approach infinity, the deeper you penetrate terror

Nothing is more humiliating than to see idiots succeed in enterprises we have failed in.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. I've never sought it (though I desire it) and seek it less and less.

Prose is like hair; it shines with combing.

For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.

The finest works of art are those in which there is the least matter. The closer expression comes to thought, the more the word clings to the idea and disappears, the more beautiful the work of art.

The hearts of women are like those little pieces of furniture with secret hiding - places, full of drawers fitted into each other; you go a lot of trouble, break your nails, and in the bottom find some withered flower, a few grains of dust - or emptiness!