I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

Next to the wound, what women make best is the bandage.

The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.

They had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or break.

Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.

The crimes of extreme civilization are certainly more atrocious than those of extreme barbarism.

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

I'll see you later, he says, and as he does, he runs his finger briefly over my wrist. It passes over me like air, and makes me shiver like a kiss.

Religion has always been the wound, not the bandage.

Mythology is a vast body of knowledge that has not been tapped.

Concrete is heavy; iron is hard - but the grass will prevail.

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.

Reach for the stars; you might just catch one.

I tend to eat geographically. When I'm in L.A., I like to eat L.A. food.

Communism and socialism, programs for intellectual control over society ... fascism, a program for the social control of intellect.

Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.