Art Must Take Reality By Surprise.

I Shall Live Badly If I Do Not Write, And I Shall Write Badly If I Do Not Live.

I Did Not Find Him Absurd. I Saw He Was Kind, That He Was On The Verge Of Real Love. I Thought It Would Be Nice For Me To Be In Love With Him, Too.

Of Course The Illusion Of Art Is To Make One Believe That Great Literature Is Very Close To Life, But Exactly The Opposite Is True. Life Is Amorphous, Literature Is Formal.

In Love, As In Finance, Only The Rich Can Get Credit.

I Think The Best Way To Waste Time Is To Try To Save Time.