Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal.

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It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the fronts people assume...

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the fronts people assume...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms...

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off...

After Proust, there are certain things that simply cannot be done again. He marks off...

Nous sommes peu Ã penser trop, trop Ã penser peu. (There are a few who...

Nous sommes peu Ã penser trop, trop Ã penser peu. (There are a few who...

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off of you.

Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.

Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all...

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all...

Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of...

Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of...

There is a certain age when a woman must be beautiful to be loved, and...

There is a certain age when a woman must be beautiful to be loved, and...

For love... has two faces; one white, the other black; two bodies; one smooth, the...

For love... has two faces; one white, the other black; two bodies; one smooth, the...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous...

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

And love's the noblest frailty of the mind.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

One single true word: it is, COME BACK. I want to be with you, I...

One single true word: it is, COME BACK. I want to be with you, I...

Death may indeed be final but the love we share while living is eternal.

Death may indeed be final but the love we share while living is eternal.

Vini, Vici, Vidi (I came, I saw, I conquered). - Julius Caesar

Vini, Vici, Vidi (I came, I saw, I conquered). - Julius Caesar

I love her and that's the beginning of everything.

I love her and that's the beginning of everything.

I would just love once to be called sexy. Just because it would make me...

I would just love once to be called sexy. Just because it would make me...

Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him.

Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him.