“Liberty is the right not to lie.”

“At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.”

“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.”

“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”

“I am too much in love with my lies and hypocrisies not to confess them fervently.”

“he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men I’ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." "Obviously," I replied, "they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it." I, however, didn’t want to be helped, and I hadn’t time to work up interest for something that didn’t interest me.”

“The need to be right - the sign of a vulgar mind.”