“A poet, any real poet, is simply an alchemist who transmutes his cynicism regarding human beings into an optimism regarding the moon, the stars, the heavens, and the flowers, to say nothing of the ...”

“Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes for a man”

“A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.”

“Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.”

“Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.”

“An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”