The history omankind seems like kite flying; sometimes, when the wind is favorable, we let go the string a little and the kite soars a little higher; sometimes the wind is too rough and we have to lower it a little, and sometimes it gets caught among the tree branches; but to reach the upper strata of pure bliss-ah, perhaps never.

All human happiness is sensuous happiness.

A cocktail party is a place where you talk with a person you do not know about a subject you have no interest in.

There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere

Happiness has always seemed like a bluebird, and consists of moments.

He who is afraid to use an "I" in his writing will never make a good writer.

If one's bowels move, one is happy, and if they don't move, one is unhappy. That is all there is to it.