Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or as the ambitious do, to instruct yourself. No, read to live.
The future tortures us and the past chains us. That's why the present escapes us.
Beware of sadness. It's a vice.
One must wait when feeling desperate, and walk when waiting.
Memories do not populate our solitude, as is often said; on the contrary, they make it deeper.