There can be nothing more frequent than an occasional drink.
My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.
The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.
Her trust makes me faithful, her belief makes me good.
I have pleasures, and passions, but the joy of life is gone. I am going under: the morgue yawns for me. I go and look at my zinc-bed there. After all, I had a wonderful life, which is, I fear, over.