We must live by the light of our own self-satisfaction, through that secret vital busy inwardness which is even more remarkable than our reason.

There is nothing like the bootless solitude of those who are caged together.

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats, and if some of these can be inexpensive and quickly procured so much the better.

Moralistic is not moral. And as for truth - well, it's like brown - it's not in the spectrum. Truth is so generic.

Jealousy comes from self-love rather than from true love.

The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries.

Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.