I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life.
What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them.
At last everything was satisfactorily arranged, and I could not help admiring the setting: these mingled touches betrayed on a small scale the inspiration of a poet, the research of a scientist, the good taste of an artist, the gourmet’s fondness for good food, and the love of flowers, which concealed in their delicate shadows a hint of the love of women
Growing old - it's not nice, but it's interesting.
