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.

Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction.

Misunderstanding women is a clear sign of scant virility.

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

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

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

Everyone tends to remember the past with greater fervor as the present gains greater importance.