"I am convinced that the moon is inhabited by a race of superior beings who have watched our planet since the dawn of time."

"It is a great misfortune to be too much alone, and, above all, to be without some one to whom one can talk with perfect freedom."

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

"Ah! Women and young girls, how incomprehensible are your feminine hearts! When you are not the timidest, you are the bravest of creatures..."

"The Japanese are clever mimics but have no true creativity of their own."