The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.

When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome.

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

Since I love you, my loneliness begins to throw you.

A man's name, title, and rank are artificial and impermanent; they do nothing to reveal what he really is, even to himself.

I believe in the gods; or rather I believe that I believe in the gods. But I don't believe that they are great brooding presences watching over us; I believe they are completely absent minded.

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.