Kissing is man's greatest invention. All animals copulate, but only humans kiss.

Love is the ultimate outlaw.

The most important thing in life is style. That is, the style of ones existence-the characteristic mode of ones actions-is basically, ultimately what matters. For if man defines himself by doing, then style is doubly definitive, because style describes the doing.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplacable being.

And what would our ideas of God, of religion, be like if they had come to us through the minds of women? Ever think of that?

There is a sense in which a painted stick is a stick in bloom. This stick points to the hidden face of God. Sometimes it points to you.

What I’ve learned along the way is that existence is cosmic theatre, but paradoxically, we should play our roles to the absolute best of our ability while having the wisdom not to take them too seriously.