"People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days,"imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days"and that human nature changes with the times."
"The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad"but "good vs. good."
"truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here."
"A writer is dear and necessary for us only in the measure of which he reveals to us the inner workings of his very soul."
"He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began."