“Life is an effort that deserves a better cause.”

“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.”

“A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.”