Everything, Alas, Is An Abyss,

If The Word Doesn't Exist, Invent It; But First Be Sure It Doesn't Exist.

Drink Wine, Drink Poetry, Drink Virtue.

Doubt, Or The Absence Of Faith And Naivete, Is A Vice Peculiar To This Age, For No One Is Obedient Nowadays; And Naivete, Which Means The Dominance Of Temperament In The Manner, Is A Gift From God, Possessed By Very Few.

What Could Be More Simple And More Complex, More Obvious And More Profound Than A Portrait.

There Are Women Who Inspire You With The Desire To Conquer Them And To Take Your Pleasure Of Them; But This One Fills You Only With The Desire To Die Slowly Beneath Her Gaze.