But privately when things got very bad I often looked into books to see whether I could find some helpful words, and one day I read, "The forgiveness of sins is perpetual and righteousness first is not required." This impressed me so deeply that I went around saying it to myself. But then I forgot which book it was.

An exchange occurs between man and woman. Love and thought complete each other in the human pair, and something like an exchange of souls takes place, according to the divine plan.

Love is the most potent cosmetic.

There are times when the most practical thing is to lie down.

The hour that burst the spirit's sleep.

The two real problems in life are boredom and death.

Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke.