The Bourgeois Are Other People.

Being Bored Is An Insult To Oneself.

Truth Makes Many Appeals, Not The Least Of Which Is Its Power To Shock.

Writing Is A Way Of Talking Without Being Interrupted.

Literature Is An Occupation In Which You Have To Keep Proving Your Talent To People Who Have None

Life Is What Our Character Makes It. We Fashion It, As A Snail Does Its Shell. A Man Can Say: I Never Made A Fortune Because It Is Not In My Character To Be Rich.