Death is the dark backing a mirror needs if we are to see anything
We are funny creatures. We don't see the stars as they are, so why do we love them? They are not small gold objects, but endless fire.
I've never turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side.
People don't realize how much they are in the grip of ideas. We live among ideas much more than we live in nature.
Conquered people tend to be witty.
The more realistic you are the more you threaten the grounds of your own art.