It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

There's no such thing as love; only proof of love.

Compromise yourself. Obscure your own trail.

Everyone's pet is the most outstanding. This begets mutual blindness.

A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility.

The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.