Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.
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.
A life without love is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
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.
As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.