I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.

My heavens! I've been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.

Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved

True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.