An ignorance of Marx is as frequent among Marxists as an ignorance of Christ is among Catholics.

A reformer knows neither how to do nor to undo.

Morality measured in centimeters: all mothers believe that only their daughters dance decently.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

We say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.