A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street.

The extravagance of intellect outstrips the extravagance of desire.

Never lie in writing.

For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.

Only death rescues us from dying.

No one could be the way I remember my father.

The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point.