To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.

The only time a man thinks is when he's alone.

A woman who does not become the slave of just one man becomes the slave of all men.

You need to have a God, a lover, and an enemy, says the poet. Exactly: you need to have three enemies.

The first condition for making music is not to make a noise.