Bohemia is a commune in which the Revolution is over and everyone is a member of the aristocracy

The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.

As Aristotle said, you have to be an aristocrat or a reactionary to write a good proletarian poem.

Love is the garment of knowledge.

Bohemia is a commune in which the Revolution is over and everyone is a member of the aristocracy

The free, creative, loving people who shine so brightly in my memory of studios and coffee shops have become models for a huge section of the population. If they in turn can just stay alive in the face of power and terror, they may become the decisive section.

Crooked cards and straight whiskey, Slow horses and fast women.