After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo
One must not mistake majority for truth.
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
The public only takes up yesterday as a stick to beat today.