It so often happened to me that someone who shared my opinion kept the larger share for himself that I am now forewarned and offer people only ideas.

A good writer does not receive anywhere near the number of poison-pen letters that is commonly assumed. Among a hundred jackassesthere are not ten who will admit to being jackasses, and at most one who will put it in writing.

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

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

This is something that I cannot get over -- that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character.

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves.

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.