Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.

I am too impatient to wait for temptation to come to me.

King Kong, Count Dracula, and the Phantom of the Opera are just looking for love, like the rest of us.

Only the strong and the hopeful are able to revolt.

Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.

The nature of language may determine what most people say, but I always speak my own meaning.

Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.