We tend to treat our knowledge as personal property to be protected and defended. It is an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order. [...] We take what we know a little too seriously.

Never trust a journalist unless she's your mother.

Never ask a trader if he is profitable: you can easily see it in his gesture and gait.

Don't read newspapers for the news (just for the gossip and, of course, profiles of authors). The best filter to know if the news matters is if you hear it in cafes, restaurants... or (again) parties.

It is much harder to become independent if you are wealthy than to become wealthy if you are independent.

To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week's newspapers.

Aesthetics, ethics, and many good things in humans are contagious.