“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”

“This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive.”

“How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.”

“Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied.”

“What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.”