Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.
I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.
Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.
Being bored is an insult to oneself.
There are moments when everything goes well, but don’t be frightened.
If you are afraid of being lonely, don’t try to be right.
I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.
Walks. The body advances, while the mind flutters around it like a bird.
The less I understand life, the more I live it!
Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
Our dream dashes itself against the great mystery like a wasp against a window pane. Less merciful than man, God never opens the window.
If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.
Liberty is the right to choose. Freedom is the result of the right choice.
Clarity is the politeness of the man of letters.
God, he whom everyone knows, by name.
I am afraid I shall not find him, but I shall still look for him, for if he exists, he may be appreciative of my efforts.
Fame is a constant effort.