"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all."

"It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal."

"I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there."

"I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies."

"I never approve of anything. If one can't be brilliant, one should at least be confused."