Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself.

She's got feet like boats, whiskers like an American, and her undies are filthy.

Instead of seeking new landscapes, develop new eyes.

Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.

The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.