A brilliant liar; he has total recall.

Man is profoundly dependent on the reflection of himself in another man's soul, be it even the soul of an idiot.

Not surprisingly, because too much attention to one object leads to distraction, this one object conceals everything else, and when we focus on one point on the map we know that all other points are eluding us.

Great! I've written something stupid, but I haven't signed a contract with anyone to produce solely wise and perfect works. I gave vent to my stupidity...and here I am, reborn.

A universal style is one that knows how to embrace lovingly those not quite developed.

To me, art almost always speaks more forcefully when it appears in an imperfect, accidental, and fragmentary way, somehow just signaling its presence, allowing one to feel it through the ineptitude of the interpretation. I prefer the Chopin that reaches me in the street from an open window to the Chopin served in great style from the concert stage.

You, oh mature ones, keep company solely with other mature ones, and your maturity is so mature that it can only chum up with maturity!