A good stylist should have narcissistic enjoyment as he works. He must be able to objectivize his work to such an extent that he catches himself feeling envious and has to jog his memory to find that he is himself the creator. In short, he must display that highest degree of objectivity which the world calls vanity.

Many desire to kill me, and many wish to spend an hour chatting with me. The law protects me from the former.

He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent.

He who sleeps half a day has won half a life.

In a well-run mental household there ought to be a thorough cleaning at the threshold of consciousness a few times a year.

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

Humanity and bestiality: when will the former finally be uttered with the flavor of hate and the latter with the flavor of love? Does a lion tear his fellow lion to pieces?