The history of music is mortal, but the idiocy of the guitar is eternal.

The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! once you've brought breakfast in bed you'll have to bring it forever, unless you want to be accused of lovelessness and betrayal.

For he was aware of the great secret of life: Women don't look for handsome men. Women look for men who have had beautiful women. Having an ugly mistress is therefore a fatal mistake.

Once the writer in every individual comes to life (and that time is not far off), we are in for an age of universal deafness and lack of understanding.

...because love is continual interrogation. I don't know of a better definition of love.

[mother] belonged to a realm of other creatures: smaller, lighter, more easily blown away.

fear is dangerous but fear is good

Travel, leave everything, copy the birds. The home is one of civilization’s sadnesses.

All good things comes to those who wait.

Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.

The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.

A man can choose his enemies but not his supporters.

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

Few people have courage enough to appear as good as they really are. Most people confuse greatness with power, despite the fact that greatness has nothing to do with power.

To watch a master work at anything is a privilege.

There was a point in my 40s when I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, 'I'm not coming out until I can totally accept the way that I look right now.'