Divine fires do not blaze each day but an artist functions in their afterglow, hoping for their recurrence.
Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.
Anyone can be gay - it's no accomplishment - but only I can be me.
The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.
Quarrels in France strengthen a love affair, in America they end it.
Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.