Man's creative struggle, his search for wisdom and truth, is a love story.

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.

evil soon makes tools out of those who don't hate it.

... when caught unawares I usually tell the truth, and what's duller than that?

There is a gulf fixed between those who can sleep and those who cannot. It is one of the greatest divisions of the human race.

One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.

I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge.