1. “Life is neither ugly nor beautiful, but it’s original.”
2. “Everyone tends to remember the past with greater fervor as the present gains greater importance.”
3. “You see things less clearly when you open your eyes too wide.”
4. “To kill someone, even treacherously is more manly than to wound a friend by betraying his confidence.”
5. “Healthy love is the love that embraces a single, whole woman, including her character and her intelligence.”
6. “It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.”
7. “Tears throw a veil over our faults and allow us to accuse fate without fear or contradiction.”
8. “When a man dies, he has too many other worries to allow any thinking about death.”
9. “Disease is a conviction and I was born with that conviction.”
10. “Misunderstanding women is a clear sign of scant virility.”
