Whenever I have talked to anyone at too great length, I am like a man who has drunk too much, and ashamed, doesn't know where to put himself.

Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more.

if I were to begin my life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

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