The realisation of one's own death is the point at which one becomes adult.

Sorrow is implicit in love as gravitation is implicit in mass.

The cocktail party - as the name itself indicates - was originally invented by dogs. They are simply bottom-sniffings raised to the rank of formal ceremonies.

The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.

How grudging memory is, and how bitterly she clutches the raw material of her daily work.

The artist's work constitutes the only satisfactory relationship he can have with his fellow men since he seeks his real friends among the dead and the unborn.

Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart's affections.