Intelligence without power cannibalizes itself.
Anybody can lead a frivolous life. A frivolous writer, however, must have taste and intelligence.
I love you in my dreams, but not in real life.
Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.
My mother's mild-eyed sadness looks at me from the eyes of those I love.
If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined.