No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

the costume of the nineteenth century is detestable. It is so sombre, so depressing. Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.

Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be seen only by those who are on a level with them

If people were meant to be nude, they would have been born this way.

If you want to be witty, say what you think at all times