Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.
Do not ask me to be kind; just ask me to act as though I were.
Fame is a constant effort
There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.
At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.