Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins. Votes: 15
An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it. Votes: 15
Words are the small change of thought. Votes: 14
Wrinkles are engraved smiles. Votes: 5
Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none Votes: 2
The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead Votes: 0
The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it. Votes: 0
There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. Votes: 0
The bourgeois are other people. Votes: 0
When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness. Votes: 0
Only in this world do we laugh: in hell, it won't be possible; and in heaven, it won't be proper. Votes: 0
It is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes. Votes: 0
Style is to forget all styles. Votes: 0
Being bored is an insult to oneself. Votes: 0
It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody. Votes: 0
Art: to nudge truth along a little. Votes: 0
Fame is a constant effort Votes: 0
God does not believe in our God. Votes: 0