The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding.
I was dominated, soul, brain, and power by you. You became to me the visible incarnation of that unseen ideal whose memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Imagination is a quality given to a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour is provided to console him for what he is.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.