I grant men the land, the government, the wealth, all the chances. I accept that you have to hold all the cards, since that's the only way you know how to play; but I refuse to swallow your disrespect.

Be commonplace and creeping and you'll be a success.

Today if something is not worth saying, people sing it.

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.

Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them.

I make myself laugh at everything, so that I do not weep.

I would rather worry without need than live without heed.