I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It fills one with the terror of eternity.

We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.

I have never killed anyone, but I have often read about some guy getting his ass taken out with great pleasure

When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one's own perfection, to make one's every dream a reality.

It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.