People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of the Holy Spirit. I tell you, writing is a business.

Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.

For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous.

For one thing, I know every book of mine by its scent.

I hate with a bitter hatred the names of lentils haricots - those pretentious cheats of the appetite, those tabulated humbugs, those certified aridites calling themselves human food!

The mind which renounces, once and for ever, a futile hope, has its compensation in ever-growing calm.

Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.

I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.

Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable?

Parks are but pavement disguised with a growth of grass.

there is a difference betweenloneliness and solitude, one will empty you andone will fill you.you have the power to choose.

Position yourself with something that captures your curiosity, something that you're missionary about.

What kind of one-night stand takes your car the next morning? It’s called the walk of shame, not grand theft auto.

Lao Tsu doesn't seem to hold to much stock for words or phrases or teachings.

People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you.

It is manifestly contrary to the law of nature, however defined, that a handful of people should gorge themselves with superfluities while the hungry majority goes in need of necessities.

The responsibility of the artist consists in perfecting his work so that it may become attractively disinteresting.

I work so much. If I don't get all the comforts, I will turn mad.

Dali likes me taking his picture because he is interested in pictures that do not simply reproduce reality. Even in photos he prefers to appear outside reality .That is surrealistic!

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.