Melancholy is sadness that has taken on lightness.

Every time I must find something to do that will look like something a little beyond my capabilities.

In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.

How well I would write if I were not here!

For the man who thought he was Man there is no salvation.

Work stops at sunset. Darkness falls over the building site. The sky is filled with stars. "There is the blueprint," they say.

The more enlightened our houses are, the more their walls ooze ghosts.