I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings.

We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.

Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists when you can ignore them like wise men?

The finest life is spent creating oneself, not procreating.

Being bilingual is like having a wife and a mistress. One can never be sure of either.

All expression, all art, is an indiscretion we commit against ourselves. This is not an 'impoverishment' but an increase in wealth, for it is in this way that we make the short hours of our lives live on beyond themselves.

I judge people's charm by the ease with which I express myself in their presence.