...for each of us sees clarity only in those ideas which have the same degree of confusion as his own.

With women who do not love us, as with the "dear departed, " the knowledge that there is no hope left does not prevent us from continuing to wait.

...but the loss of a memory, like the omission of a phrase during reading, rather than making for uncertainty, can lead to a premature certainty.

It is a mistake, " Labruyère tells us, "to be in love without an ample fortune.

M. de Charlus persisted in not replying. I thought I could see a smile flicker about his lips: the smile of the man who looks down from a great height on the characters and manners of lesser men.

We imagine always when we speak that it is our own ears, our own mind, that are listening.

Was the happiness of knowing these girls really unattainable? It would certainly not have been the first happiness of that sort which I had abandoned all hope of ever enjoying?

Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified.

But I hope you don’t feel the hurt as much as I did. You are too weak and fragile to stand that ache. Remember, you always will be.

I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance.

If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show.

Not all time in life is equal. How many opportunities do you get to talk about what your life is going to add up to with people thinking about the same question?

January is the month for dreaming.

How do we know that God has elected us before the creation of the world? By believing in Jesus Christ.

Jesting, often, only proves a want of intellect.