There are no ordinary cats.

A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude.

Chance, my master and my friend, will, I feel sure, deign once again to send me the spirits of his unruly kingdom. All my trust is now in him- and in myself. But above all in him, for when I go under he always fishes me out, seizing and shaking me like a life-saving dog whose teeth tear my skin a little every time. So now, whenever I despair, I no longer expect my end, but some bit of luck, some commonplace little miracle which, like a glittering link, will mend again the necklace of my days.

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.

I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.

beautiful December grapes, blue as plums, every grape a little skinful of sweet, tasteless water

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.