Some of my cronies call me a pessimist and a decadent, but there is always a background of faith behind resignation.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.

No lepidopterist's collection in the entire world...full if iridescent wings, is worth the life of a single butterfly.

Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics.

All is foreseen but the choice is given.

Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark

Man is a disgusting thing. If you beat him he starts to scream, but if it is the other one who is beaten, then he constructs a theory.