"I have imbibed such a love for money that I keep some sequins in a drawer to count, and cry over them once a week."

"If I do not write to empty my mind, I go mad."

"I am a very proud man, and I have a great contempt for those who are not."

"In morality, I prefer Confucius to the ten Commandments and Socrates to St. Paul."

"I have a great love for beauty, and I believe it is the essence of life."