"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival."

"Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward."

"Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably."

"Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself."

"A clever arrangement of bad eggs will never make a good omelet."

"Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different."