Money and sex are forces too unruly for our reason; they can only be controlled by taboos with which we tamper at our peril.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Money and sex are forces too unruly for our reason; they can only be controlled by taboos with which we tamper at our peril.

An echo of music, a face in the street, the wafer of the new moon, a wanton thought - only in the iridescence of things the vagabond soul is happy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

It is the wretchedness of being rich that you have to live with rich people.