"I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."

"I am not a humanitarian. I am a great admirer of humanity, but I am not a humanitarian."

"Conversation should be a duel and not a concert."

"I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability."

"When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance."