To believe in God is to know that all the rules will be fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.

The spontaneity of slaps is sincerity, whereas the ceremonial of caresses is largely convention.

When I say "I," I mean a thing absolutely unique, not to be confused with any other.

When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it.

A long association-prolonged human contact, when a man and woman live together-this ends up producing a sort of rot, a poison.

It so difficult to know what the people we love really need.

This free will business is a bit terrifying anyway. It's almost pleasanter to obey, and make the most of it.