Jules Renard

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.

On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.

An optimist is a driver who thinks that empty space at the curb won't have a hydrant beside it.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too many small coins.

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.