“ Nonsense and beauty have close connections. ”

“ Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life. ”

“ Love is always being given where it is not required. ”

“ History develops, art stands still. ”

“ The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death. ”

“ A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ”

“ If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country. ”

“ I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. ”

“ Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. ”

“ Unless we remember we cannot understand. ”