All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see?

It doesn't matter whether or not you have a head, you must wear the right sort of hat

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Good Lord, how can the rich bear to die?

My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh.

Everything in this world has a hidden meaning, I thought. Men, animals, trees, stars, they are all hieroglyphics; woe to anyone who begins to decipher them and guess what they mean.... When you see them, you do not understand them. You think they are really men, animals, trees, stars. It is only years later, too late, that you understand.

We're going to start with small, easy things; then, little by little we shall try our hand at the big things. And after that, after we finish the big things, we shall undertake the impossible.