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.

Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and the "front" a writer puts on the face of reality.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

There is a certain age when a woman must be beautiful to be loved, and then there comes a time when she must be loved to be beautiful.

I have loved to the point of madness; That which is called madness, That which to me, Is the only sensible way to love.

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

Art must take reality by surprise.

For what are we looking for if not to please? I do not know if the desire to attract others comes from a superabundance of vitality, possessiveness, or the hidden, unspoken need to be reassured.

I always believe things are going to work out.

...every human being is doomed to die, which is the greatest of all failures.

I wanted to explain that trusting is harder than being trusted.

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

That's how you should be. Accept your burden and carry it, with joy.

Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.

Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. She always taught by example.

If I never do another thing, I've met the good sweet people of the world.

You are meant to succeed in the work you love. Your desire will take you all the way.