Throw yourself into the hurly-burly of life. It doesn't matter how many mistakes you make, what unhappiness you have to undergo. It is all your material ... Don't wait for experience to come to you; go out after experience. Experience is your material.

A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.

Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.

It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.

I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.

Perfect is determined in shortened measures of time, not over long periods of time or lifetimes. It would be unnatural.

Sherry, the civilized drink.