The Poet Enjoys The Incomparable Privilege Of

Both Ardent Lovers And Austere Scholars, When Once They Come To The Years Of Discretion, Love Cats, So Strong And Gentle, The Pride Of The Household, Who Like Them Are Sensitive To The Cold, And Sedentary.

The Will To Work Must Dominate, For Art Is Long And Time Is Brief.

Being A Useful Man Has Always Seemed To Me To Be Something Truly Hideous.

France At The Dinner Table In Faraway Places; But Here, Among Ourselves, In The Family, Let Us Face The Facts: France Is Not Poetic; To Tell The Truth, She Even Feels A Congenital Horror Of Poetry. Among The Writers Who Use Verse, Those Whom She Will Always Prefer Are The Most Prosaic.

Always Be Drunk ... Get Drunk Militantly. Just Get Drunk.