“It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.”
“You're a student - whether the idea appeals to you or not. You're in love with knowledge.”
“Part of the appeal of the fantastic is taking ridiculous ideas very seriously and pretending they're not absurd.”
“One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be an idiocy, because it has been able to appeal to a majority.”
“When a daring idea first crosses one's mind, if it is to be realized in the future it is often appealing. Then, as the time for its execution comes nearer, one begins to dread that which had once been anticipated. ”
“Sometimes one gets the idea that life thinks it's still living in Paris in the thirties.”