Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever.

It would be impossible to "love" anyone or anything one knew completely. Love is directed towards what lies hidden in its object.

An intelligent woman is a woman with whom one can be as stupid as one wants.

To write regular verses destroys an infinite number of fine possibilities, but at the same time it suggests a multitude of distant and totally unexpected thoughts.

To hit someone means to adopt his point of view.

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

Power without abuse loses its charm.