The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

Every representation, even of an orgy, is a sublimation.

Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories.

The nonsense that charms is close to sense.

Lovers always believe one another's sleight-of-hand tricks.

Striving toward a goal puts a more pleasing construction on our advance toward death.