A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.

We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!