As desire recedes, the world becomes clear, pale, and empty.

The hysterical find too much significance in things. The depressed find too little.

Laughter and tears may not persuade, but they cannot be refuted.

Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with all the flags of the United Nations.

The children of childish parents age quickly.

Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.

In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.