“Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence.”

“Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.”

“Quien calla una palabra es su dueño; quien la pronuncia es su esclavo.”

“Intercourse with a woman is sometimes a satisfactory substitute for masturbation. But it takes a lot of imagination to make it work.”

“In Berlin, things are serious but not hopeless. In Vienna, they are hopeless but not serious.”

“Ma dove troverò mai il tempo per non leggere tante cose?”

“My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin.”