"Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its s…"

"The human being is a bridge between two abysses: nature and spirit."

"The most superficial things can have the deepest meaning."

"The essence of friendship is that it is a relationship of equals, but equality is always a precarious balance."

"The tragedy of the modern world is that it is too full of meaning and too empty of life."