It astounds us to come upon other egoists, as though we alone had the right to be selfish, and to be filled with eagerness to live.

Style is to forget all styles.

Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.

In literature, there are only oxen. The biggest ones are the geniuses-the ones who toil eighteen hours a day without tiring.

How many people have wanted to kill themselves, and have been content with tearing up their photograph!

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.