Without opium, plans, marriages and journeys appear to me just as foolish as if someone falling out of a window were to hope to make friends with the occupants of the room before which he passes.

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.

Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself.

Be a constant outrage to modesty There is nothing to fear: modesty is exercised only among the blind.

The cinema is death at work.

He has the manner of a giant with the look of a child, a lazy activeness, a mad wisdom, a solitude encompassing the world.

Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.