Memories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.

A woman's greatest charm consists in a constant appeal to a man's generosity by a gracious declaration of helplessness which fills him with pride and awakens the most magnificent feelings in his heart.

As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move…similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.

When we drink coffee, ideas march in like the army

To get a traveling salesman drunk is the height of impossibility.

The world will avenge itself upon all happiness in which it has no share.