[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire.
Brevity never fatigues; therefore, brevity is always a welcome guest.
Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.
Books follow morals, and not morals books.
Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.
[A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness.