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.

Satire chooses and knows no objects. It arises by fleeing from them and their forcing themselves upon it.

Let my style capture all the sounds of my time. This should make it an annoyance to my contemporaries. But later generations should hold it to their ears like a seashell in which there is the music of an ocean of mud.

Science is spectral analysis. Art is light synthesis.

If the reporter has killed our imagination with his truth, he threatens our life with his lies.

Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a lot of imagination to make it work.

One of the most widespread diseases is diagnosis.