I have often been asked to be fair and view a matter from all sides. I did so, hoping that something might improve if I viewed allsides of it. But the result was the same. So I went back to viewing things only from one side, which saves me a lot of work and disappointment. For it is comforting to regard something as bad and to be able to use one's prejudice as an excuse.

If you wish to form a clear judgment on your friends, consult your dreams.

To be human is erroneous.

I like to hold a monologue with women. But a dialogue with myself is more stimulating.

A healthy man is content with a woman. An erotic man is content with a stocking to get to a woman. A sick man is content with thestocking.

In Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious.

A poem is good until one knows by whom it is.