The discovery of the North Pole is one of those realities which could not be avoided. It is the wages which human perseverance pays itself when it thinks that something is taking too long. The world needed a discoverer of the North Pole, and in all areas of social activity, merit was less important here than opportunity.

Curses on the law! Most of my fellow citizens are the sorry consequences of uncommitted abortions.

Most people only do what they are asked to do; success comes to those who do a little more.

Language is the only chimera whose illusory power is endless, the inexhaustibility which keeps life from being impoverished. Let men learn to serve language.

A journalist is stimulated by a deadline. He writes worse when he has time

Sexual enlightenment is that hardhearted process which for hygienic reasons forbids young people to satisfy their curiosity themselves.

Truth is a clumsy servant that breaks the dishes while washing them.