Morality is a burglar's tool whose merit lies in never being left behind at the scene of the crime.

I have drawn from the well of language many a thought which I do not have and which I could not put into words.

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.

I am not for women but against men.

One can translate an editorial but not a poem. For one can go across the border naked but not without one's skin; for, unlike clothes, one cannot get a new skin.

The most incomprehensible talk comes from people who have no other use for language than to make themselves understood.

My unconscious knows more about the consciousness of the psychologist than his consciousness knows about my unconscious.