“When I think of all the books still left for me to read, I am certain of further happiness.”

“At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.”

“The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.”

“I am never bored; to be bored is an insult to one's self.”

“I can't get around this dilemma: I have a horror of troubles, but they whip me up, they make me talented. Peace and well-being, on the contrary, paralyze me. Either be a nobody, or everlastingly plagued.”

“If money does not make you happy, give it back”

“If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.”