“ Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money. ”

“ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ”

“ You speak an infinite deal of nothing. ”

“ I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. ”

“ I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. ”

“ I am not young enough to know everything. ”

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

“ Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. ”

“ I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” ”

“ Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. ”

“ If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ”

“ Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. ”