The highest thing one can do in literature is to succeed in saying that thing which one meant to say. There is nothing better than that - to make the world see your thoughts as you see them.

Some people say that beauty is a curse. It may be true, but I'm sure I should not have at all minded being cursed a little.

When I wrote my book I wanted to love someone. I wanted to be in love. Now I know that I shall never be in love - and I no longer wish to be.

One must always say things that aim to interest, because in the world one must after all pay for one's keep.

Some day the Devil will come to me and say: 'Come with me.'And I will answer: 'Yes.

I consider calmly the question of how much evil I should need to kill off my finer feelings.

I am a genius. Then it amused me to keep saying so, but now it does not. I expected to be happy sometime. Now I know I shall never be.