We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.

If an addict who has been completely cured starts smoking again he no longer experiences the discomfort of his first addiction. There exists, therefore, outside alkaloids and habit, a sense for opium, an intangible habit which lives on, despite the recasting of the organism. The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.

Alas! I do not believe that inspiration falls from heaven. think it rather the result of a profound indolence.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

A car can massage organs which no masseur can reach. It is the one remedy for the disorders of the great sympathetic nervous system.

Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.