A woman's life revolves in curves of emotions. It is upon lines of intellect that a man's life progresses.

Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.

The criminal classes are so close to us that even the policemen can see them.

An artist should create beautiful things, but should put nothing of his own life into them.

Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.

To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.

Look at the moon. How strange the moon seems! She is like a woman rising from a tomb. She is like a dead woman. One might fancy she was looking for dead things.