The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society.
I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.
It is only the sacred things that are worth touching
The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
Freedom, individualism and being yourself so long as you don't hurt another's physical person or property: The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself.