All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
We often marry in despair, so that we repent of it all our life after.
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
