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.

Some people are so boring that they make you waste an entire day in five minutes.

Somewhere in the shadow cast by every famous man is a feminine victim.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.

Broken china lasts longer than unbroken.

An egotist always resents meeting another egotist as if he alone had the right to be one.