Pain and love - the whole of life, in short - cannot be looked on as a disease just because they make us suffer.

And it is true that life lacks the monotony of museums. There come days which seem worthy of being framed, but they are so full of conflicting sounds, of line and color and living, burning light that they never become tedious.

The fancies of wine are authentic events.

It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.

You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.

Misunderstanding women is a clear sign of scant virility.

There are three things I always forget. Names, faces and... the third I can't remember.