The humour of Dostoievsky is the humour of a barloafer who ties a kettle to a dog's tail.

But the only important thing in a book is the meaning it has for you; it may have other and much more profound meanings for the critic, but at second-hand they can be of small service to you.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

Evil is a necessary part of the order of the universe.

I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.

If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.